At least 25 people were killed and 13 wounded in the attack on a nightclub in the city of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz state, eastern Mexico, according to an interim report released on Wednesday (August 28th). by the local police on his Twitter account.
According to survivors interviewed by AFP, eight men broke into the bar Caballo Blanco (the white horse) with cans of gasoline which they sprayed on different parts of the place before setting it on fire and setting off a fire . The local media first mentioned Molotov cocktails.
📰 # SSPInforma: Referring to the momento 25 personas fallecidas, 16 hombres y 9 mujeres, 13 personas heridas, mismas that reciben atención médica, tras ataque al "Bar Caballo Blanco" in Coatzacoalcos.
It is handled operatively coordinated by Fuerzas Federales para dar con los agresores.
An investigation was launched by the Veracruz Prosecutor's Office, one of Mexico's regions most affected by drug-related violence.
This attack "will not go unpunished", tweeted the governor of the State of Veracruz, Cuitláhuac GarcĂa. "We do not tolerate criminal groups," he added.
This state is one of the most violent regions in the country, due to its location on the Gulf of Mexico, which places it on one of the main drug export routes to the United States. There are also many kidnappings, including migrants. In 2018, more than 34,000 homicides had been recorded in the country, a sad record.
With AFP