Mexico: 61 Die in Attack on Casino in Monterrey

Posted 26 August 2011 13:16 GMT

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· México: Mueren 61 personas en ataque a un casino en Monterrey

Mexico

On Thursday, August 25, gunmen set the Casino Royale in Monterrey on fire. Gancho reports on the latest death toll and briefly explains what was behind this attack: “Sixty-one people were killed in a casino in Monterrey yesterday, after the owners refused to make extortion payments to the Zetas.” On Twitter Mexicans are using the hashtags #CasinoRoyale, #FuerzaMonterrey, #sinopuedenrenuncien, among others, to express their outrage.

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