On Thursday, August 25, gunmen set the Casino Royale in Monterrey on fire. Gancho reports [1] on the latest death toll and briefly explains what was behind this attack: “Sixty-one people were killed [2] 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 [3], #FuerzaMonterrey [4], #sinopuedenrenuncien [5], among others, to express their outrage.
Mexico: 61 Die in Attack on Casino in Monterrey
· Written by Silvia Viñas
Categories: Latin America, Mexico, War & Conflict