Masked Men Burn Market in Mexican City Plagued by Gang Violence, Killing 9 People

Masked Men Burn Market in Mexican City Plagued by Gang Violence, Killing 9 People
File photo of a police tape in Mexico. Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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TOLUCA, Mexico—Masked gunmen set fire to a public market in the central Mexican city of Toluca on Monday, killing nine people, authorities said.

Prosecutors said the attackers arrived, opened fire, and then doused part of the market with a flammable substance before setting it on fire and fleeing. They said three of the dead appeared to be under 18, but identifications were still pending.