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Mexico: 61 Die in Attack on Casino in Monterrey

Categories: Latin America, Mexico, War & Conflict

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.