Ten people murdered in armed attack on a bar in Querétaro

Ten people died in the attack on a bar perpetrated by four armed individuals on Saturday, November 9 in Querétaro, central Mexico.

“Four people armed with long-range weapons arrived aboard a truck”announced the head of public security of Querétaro, Juan Luis Ferrusca Ortiz, in a video published on the social network. “Ten people died inside and at least seven others were injured”continuous.

The attackers arrived in a vehicle whose license plate number was identified, said the Querétaro public security official. The vehicle was set on fire “for those allegedly responsible”. The emergency services received a call just after 9:00 p.m. (4:00 a.m. in Paris). One person is in police custody and will be referred to the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Querétaro, added Juan Luis Ferrusca Ortiz.

The Los Cantaritos bar is located on the circular boulevard near the historic center of Querétaro, a city that hosted, in early September, like every year, the Mexican edition of the Hay Festival, a meeting of artists and intellectuals.

The state of Querétaro and its capital of the same name are generally spared from the violence of drug trafficking or the rivalry between criminal gangs that agitates the neighboring state of Guanajuato, which registers the highest number of homicides among the 32 federal entities (thirty-one states and Mexico). City – what is Mexico.