Six killed bar shooting: Gunmen fired on a Cancun bar, leaving six killed. Authorities are trying to find a motive for the shooting.
Two gunmen opened fire in a bar near a resort area in the Mexican city of Cancun on Thursday, leaving six people dead and several others injured, according to reports.
The men, armed with a handgun and automatic rifles, killed mostly people who belonged to a taxi drivers union at “The Mermaid” bar, reported The Associated Press, citing Public Safety Secretary Jesus Aiza.
Five other people were wounded in the incident, reported Reuters.
According to the Daily Telegraph newspaper, seven were killed in the shooting.
Aiza said that the hospital where the injured are being treated is currently guarded by soldiers, AP reported.
He added that police are looking into a motive for the attack.
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Cancun, on the Yucatan Peninsula, is presently swarming with thousands of tourists—many who are young people from the United States—on their Spring Break.
The vast majority of the tourists, however, stay at the Zona Hotelera in the eastern part of the city, located several miles from the shooting. The gunmen reportedly opened fire in a poor, working class area.
Reuters said that Cancun has mainly been able to avoid the drug-related violence that has plagued much of Mexico.
The other main tourist area, Acapulco, has seen a downturn in tourism due to drug violence. Last month, six Spanish tourists were raped by men on the beach.
In Mexico, at least 70,000 people have been killed due to drug-related violence since 2007.
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