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Mexico violence: At least nine people killed in an attack on a bar

Gunmen stormed a bar in Central Mexico and killed at least nine people, according to local media.

The attack took place on Wednesday night at the Lexuz bar in Apaseo del Alto, Guanajuato.

At least seven gunmen stormed into the venue at 21:20 local time, according to witnesses (03:20GMT).

The motive for the attack is unknown, but bar shootouts have become more common in Guanajuato, which has Mexico’s highest murder rate.

In Wednesday’s attack, the victims included five men and four women. One of the dead is reportedly the owner of the bar.

Two of the bodies were found in a car. It is not clear whether the two men were fleeing from the attack or whether they were hit by stray bullets.

Much of the violence is blamed on a turf war between the Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG) and its rivals from the Santa Rosa de Lima criminal gang.

The CJNG, which has its power base in the neighbouring state of Jalisco, has been making inroads into Guanajuato, where the Santa Rosa de Lima group controls much of the fuel theft and smuggling.

Last month, 12 people were killed while at a beer hall in the town of Irapuato and in September a shootout in a pool hall in Tarimoro left 10 people dead.

 

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