Gunmen burst into a rehabilitation centre in Mexico and opened fire, killing at least 24 people (Mario Armas/AP)At least 24 people have been killed and seven others wounded after gunmen burst into an unregistered drug rehabilitation centre in central Mexico and opened fire, authorities said. It appears the attackers shot every person inside the rehab centre, with state police saying nobody was abducted in the attack. But the latest assault was one of the deadliest attacks on a rehab centre since 19 people were killed in 2010 in Chihuahua city in northern Mexico. Mexico has long had problems with rehab centres because most are privately run, underfunded and often commit abuses against recovering addicts. The government spends relatively little money on rehabilitation, often making the unregistered centres the only option available for poor families.

Source: Irish Independent July 02, 2020 04:18 UTC