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| Coahuila: 17 Massacred in Torreon |
| 2010-07-19 |
| Google Translate from a variety of sources See map here. A Note: Foreign press are speculating that this attack was part of a wider war amongst drug cartels to control drug and human smuggling routes into the US. That may be, however the Mexican Navy had just concluded countergang operations in northern Saltillo which sits astride a major highway to the border town of Piedras Negras, last Wednesday and it is more likely this attack was in response. Armed suspects drove to a party held at a recreation hall at the Quinta Italia Inn near Torreon, Coahuila and shot more than 30 people, mostly in their 20s and 30s, killing at least 17, according to Mexican press reports. The assault took place at about 0130 hrs Sunday morning. Reports say 18 people survived the attack. Witnesses at the scene say a convoy of at least five vehicles stopped at the inn at the farm Plan de San Luis carrying gunman armed with AK-47 and AR-15 assault rifles. Reports say the gunman broke down a gate and entered the walled area where the party was being held. Someone shouted, "Kill them all" just before the suspects open fired on the party goers. Investigators found more than 100 spent cartridge casings at the scene. |
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