Posts Tagged ‘Michoacán’
Mexico suspects drug gang behind grenade attack
Residents pray and light candles on the site where a grenade explosion killed at least eight people and injured more than 100 in Morelia, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008. ( AP Photo by Eduardo Verdugo)Mexico suspects drug gang behind grenade attack
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: September 18, 2008 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Federal investigators suspect the powerful La Familia drug gang was behind a grenade attack that killed seven people in an Independence Day crowd and increased violence-scarred Mexicans’ sense that no place is safe.
Revelers Killed in Mexican President’s Hometown
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Injured people at a public square after two explosions rocked an Independence Day celebration in Morelia, Mexico on Monday.Revelers Killed in Mexican President’s Hometown
By MARC LACEY Published: September 16, 2008, MEXICO CITY — Explosions apparently caused by lobbed grenades tore through a crowded Independence Day celebration in the Mexican state of Michoacán late Monday night, killing at least seven people, injuring more than 100 others and casting a pall over a country that has experienced unprecedented levels of violence in recent months.