Petrol Bombs Kill at Least 23 in Violent Attack on Nightclub in Mexico

An attack on a bar in Mexico’s Gulf coast city of Coatzacoalcos killed 23 people and injured 13 late on Tuesday, Aug. 27.

Ambulances arrive in Mexico City in a file photo. Daniel Becerril/File Photo via Reuters

MEXICO CITY—An attack on a nightclub in Mexico’s Gulf coast city of Coatzacoalcos killed 23 people and injured 13 late on Tuesday, Aug. 27.

Witnesses told news outlets that the attackers—a group of armed men—started shooting at the bar before throwing multiple objects—believed to be Molotov cocktails—that started a fire, The Mirror reported.