More violence in Mexico as 2010 death toll nears one thousand
February 2nd, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by BNO News ( Leave a comment )TORREON, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) — More drug-related violence erupted on Monday in Mexico, just hours after one of the bloodiest episodes in months in the so-called ‘War on Drugs’.
At least eight people died, including a police officer in the northern city of Torreon, in the Coahuila state, local media reported, after a intense gunfight near a crowded mall.
The Vanguardia newspaper said there were several incidents involving gunfights between the Army and hitmen, and added that the death toll was preliminary.
One video posted on YouTube showed people running trying to save their lives as the Army and hitmen were combating on a boulevard nearby.
Twitter users, scared by the weekend’s violence that left 10 dead after several attacks on bars in Torreon, asked relatives and loved ones to stay home and to seek shelter from the hail of bullets.
On Sunday, hitmen stormed a high school party in Ciudad Juarez, killing several students. Federal authorities said on Monday night that a Texas-based gang called “The Aztecs” was probably behind the killings.
Nearly 1,000 people have died in Mexico in drug-related violence in 2010, according to a tally published by the Milenio newspaper.
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