Gun attack on cockfighting area in Mexico: 19 dead

Gun attack on cockfighting area in Mexico 19 dead

According to the news of the Al Jazeera channel, in a statement made by the Michoacan Attorney General’s Office, it was stated that illegal cockfighting was carried out in the Las Tinajas region.

In the statement, it was stated that an emergency call came to the police officials at 22.30 local time, indicating that there was an armed attack in the cockfighting area.

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THE POLICE ENCOUNTERED THE BODY OF 19 PEOPLE, 3 WOMEN

It was stated in the statement that the police who went to the area found the bodies of 19 people, 3 women, and many people were injured in the attack.

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In the statement, it was stated that the reason for the attack is not yet known.

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Efforts have been initiated to apprehend the attackers.

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THE MAYOR WAS ALSO KILLED

Cesar Arturo Valencia Caballero, the mayor of the city of Aguililla, who visited the football field in Michoacan on March 11, lost his life in an armed attack.

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Criminal gangs operating in Las Tinajas are allegedly involved in fuel smuggling and theft of fuel from oil companies’ pipes.

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THE WAR OF THE DRUG CARTELS

It is known that drug cartels are waging a power struggle against each other in Michoacan, one of the states where violence is most common in the country.

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It is claimed that 340 thousand people have been killed in the last 16 years in Mexico, which is the scene of violence, especially with the conflicts of criminal gangs and drug cartels.

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