Six killed in armed attack on Mexican high school students
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Shooters have opened fire on a group of students in Guanajuato, killing three male and two female students, as well as an elderly woman passing by.
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The mass shooting happened just two weeks after eight women and three men were killed
Gunmen killed five high school students and an adult in a street shooting in central Mexico, local authorities confirmed on Tuesday.
According to police, shooters opened fire on a group of students on Monday night, killing three males and two females aged between 16 and 18, as well as a 65-year-old woman who was in the same area.
"Unfortunately we can say that a few hours ago in the Barron community six people lost their lives in an armed attack," expressed Cesar Prieto, mayor of the city in Guanajuato state.
The mass shooting happened just two weeks after eight women and three men were killed in an apparent gangland revenge attack on two bars and a hotel in Celaya, another city in Guanajuato.
Located in Mexico's prosperous industrial center and home to a refinery and a major pipeline, Guanajuato has become one of the most violent states in Mexico due to a dispute between the Santa Rosa de Lima and Jalisco New Generation cartels.
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Organized crime and corrupt officials are to blame for Mexico’s disappearances.
The two gangs fight for control of trafficking routes for drugs and stolen fuel.
Since December 2006, when the government launched a military anti-drug operation, Mexico has recorded more than 340,000 murders, according to official figures.
Authorities have blamed most of the killings on organized crime.
