In the first attack, armed men entered a house in a neighbourhood near the center of Ciudad Victoria at 7 a.m. local time (1200 GMT), killing 11 members of one family. The state's roads are considered so dangerous that police have a program offering to escort motorists from the border to Ciudad Victoria. The city has been racked by infighting by factions of the Zetas drug gang, security experts say. Gunmen killed 15 people in northeastern Mexico early on Saturday in two attacks likely sparked by gang wars in the state of Tamaulipas, the local government said. In a high-profile kidnapping in May, Mexican football forward Alan Pulido -- who plays in Greece for Olympiakos -- was kidnapped in Ciudad Victoria after leaving a party.

Source: dna July 10, 2016 03:00 UTC