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Seven men were killed on Monday, May 19 in an armed attack registered in a square in the municipality of San Felipe, Guanajuato, one of the most violent states in Mexico.
Illustrative photo. Seven men were killed on Monday, May 19 in an armed attack registered in a square in the municipality of San Felipe, Guanajuato, Mexico. (Free Press Photo: AFP)
A bullet attack left on Monday, May 19, seven dead in the Mexican State Central Guanajuatoone of the most violent in the country, authorities reported.
The aggression occurred around 2.00 local hours (08.00 GMT) in a place in the municipality of San Felipe, where police found the corpses Of the seven men and a damaged truck after attending shooting reports, the local government said in a statement.
The agents also found two banners with messages alluding to the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartelwhich operates in the area, according to the part prepared by the uniformed.
Guanajuato It is an industrial and tourist center where automotive shipowners are settled such as Mazda and Toyota. It is also the scene of clashes between the Jalisco New Generation Carteldesignated as “terrorist organization” by USAand that of Santa Rosa de Lima.
In 2024, Guanajuato It was the state with the highest number of Homicideswith 3 thousand 151, 10.5% of the murders That year in the whole country, according to official figures.
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