COATZACOALCOS, MEXICO AUGUST 27, 2019
Authorities are currently treating this as 'gang related', due to a history of earlier disputes at the same location before the fast moving fire erupted, killing at least 23 people.
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At least 23 people are dead and 13 injured after an arson attack caused a fire at a bar in Mexico on Tuesday night.
The fire broke out at the White Horse bar in Coatzacoalcos in the southern state of Veracruz, the prosecutor's office in Veracruz said in a statement.
Ffiteen of the deceased are men and 8 are women, according to the prosecutor's office.
No arrests have been announced so far. The Veracruz public security secretary and the prosecutor's office said they were working to locate the suspects involved.
Cuitláhuac García Jiménez, the governor of Veracruz, condemned the attack on Twitter.
"Just like in Minatitlán where we found those responsible, the crime that happened a few moments ago in Coatzacoalcos will not go unpunished. In Veracruz, criminal groups are no longer tolerated," García Jiménez said, referring to the shooting of 13 people at family party in Minatitlán, Veracruz in April
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Authorities are currently treating this as 'gang related', due to a history of earlier disputes at the same location before the fast moving fire erupted, killing at least 23 people.
Arson attack on bar in Mexico kills at least 23 people
At least 23 people are dead and 13 injured after an arson attack caused a fire at a bar in Mexico on Tuesday night.
abc57.com ----------
At least 23 people are dead and 13 injured after an arson attack caused a fire at a bar in Mexico on Tuesday night.
The fire broke out at the White Horse bar in Coatzacoalcos in the southern state of Veracruz, the prosecutor's office in Veracruz said in a statement.
Ffiteen of the deceased are men and 8 are women, according to the prosecutor's office.
No arrests have been announced so far. The Veracruz public security secretary and the prosecutor's office said they were working to locate the suspects involved.
Cuitláhuac García Jiménez, the governor of Veracruz, condemned the attack on Twitter.
"Just like in Minatitlán where we found those responsible, the crime that happened a few moments ago in Coatzacoalcos will not go unpunished. In Veracruz, criminal groups are no longer tolerated," García Jiménez said, referring to the shooting of 13 people at family party in Minatitlán, Veracruz in April
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25 killed in arson attack on bar in southern Mexico
An arson attack on a bar in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Tuesday night killed 25 people and injured about a dozen others. Authorities are searching for the attackers, and the state governor suggests that a gang dispute led to the attack. (Aug. 28)
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