Mexico Bar Attack Kills at Least 23 People as Country’s Murder Rate Surges

At least 23 people were killed and another 13 people were injured during an attack on a bar near Coatzacoalcos along the Gulf coast on Aug. 28. Google Maps

At least 23 people were killed and another 13 people were injured during an attack on a bar near Coatzacoalcos along the Gulf coast on Aug. 28.

The armed assailants started a fire that ravaged the bar, killing 15 men and eight women in the process, said the Attorney General of the State of Veracruz.