23 Killed in Attack on Bar in Southern Mexico

MEXICO CITY -- An attack on a bar in Mexico's Gulf coast city of Coatzacoalcos killed 23 people and injured 13 early Wednesday.The attackers started a fire that ripped through the bar, killing eight women and 15 men. There was no immediate information on the condition of the injured. Photos of the scene showed tables and chairs jumbled around, apparently as people tried to flee. The state prosecutor's office in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz said the search was continuing for the attackers.Veracruz Gov. Cuitlahuac Garcia suggested that a gang dispute was involved in the attack."In Veracruz, criminal gangs are no longer tolerated," Garcia wrote of the attack, adding police, the armed forces and newly formed National Guard are searching for the attackers.   Continue reading...