Mexico Bar Arson Kills at Least 23

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Mexico Bar Arson Kills at Least 23
By The Associated Press

    Aug. 28, 2019, 5:43 a.m. ET

MEXICO CITY — At least 23 people died after an attack at a bar in Mexico’s southern port city of Coatzacoalcos caused a fire, officials said on Wednesday.

The attackers started a fire that ripped through the bar, killing eight women and 15 men, and injuring 13 other people who were being treated at hospitals for serious injuries.

The state prosecutor’s office in the Gulf Coast state of Veracruz said the police were searching for the attackers.

More at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/28/world/americas/mexico-bar-fire-arson.html