SALVATIERRA, Mexico, Dec 18, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - At least 12 people were killed and another dozen were wounded in an attack early Sunday on a pre-Christmas party in central Mexico, authorities in the state of Guanajuato said. The violence occurred in the town of Salvatierra, reportedly at a hacienda, or ranch, that can be rented out for festivities. "So far 12 people are reported dead," the state's prosecutor's office said on X, the former Twitter. It's a horror what is happening in Salvatierra," Tierra Negra member Carlos Silva wrote on social media. Guanajuato is one of the most violent states in Mexico, due in large part to the presence and activity of criminal gangs -- including a pair of feuding drug cartels.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha December 18, 2023 03:18 UTC