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| 13 Die in Torreon, Coahuila Mass Murder -- UPDATED |
| 2011-06-08 |
| For a map, click here. For a map of Coahuila, click here The two woudned died. Raising the death toll to 13 A total of 13 individuals were shot to death at a drug rehabilitation center in Torreon Coahuila Tuesday afternoon, according to Mexican news accounts. Reports are armed suspects burst into the La Victoria center near the Zona Centro of Torreon at about 1720 hrs and started firing. Eleven died as the scene. Two others were wounded in the shooting, but later died at a local hospital. Torreon, Coahuila is in an area of northern Mexico known as La Laguna, which includes the eastern Durango city of Gomez Palacio. It was recently the recipient of a large number of security forces including 1,000 soldiers early in May, 2010. To read the last Rantburg report of the Torreon, Coahuila reinforcement, click here. |
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