At least 23 killed in fire at Mexico bar: NBC
Thirteen others were left seriously injured following the blaze
Federal forces keep watch at a crime scene following a deadly attack at a bar. PHOTO: Reuters
WASHINGTON:
At least 23 people were killed after a fire broke out in a bar in southern Mexico on Tuesday night, NBC News reported, with authorities investigating a possible arson attack.
Thirteen others were left seriously injured following the blaze in the southern port city of Coatzacoalcos, NBC said, citing a statement from the state attorney general's office.
The office condemned "what may constitute a malicious attack," it added.
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Citing reports, The Los Angeles Times said Molotov cocktails had been thrown into the bar.
Images carried by local media showed a wrecked interior with chairs overturned and debris littering the floor, and emergency vehicles and police outside the building.
"The devious crime of a few moments ago in Coatzacoalcos will not go unpunished," the governor of Veracruz state said in a tweet.
Veracruz is one of the most violent regions of Mexico. Drug trafficking routes to the United States pass through it, and bloody battles frequently erupt between rival drug gangs.
At least 23 people were killed after a fire broke out in a bar in southern Mexico on Tuesday night, NBC News reported, with authorities investigating a possible arson attack.
Thirteen others were left seriously injured following the blaze in the southern port city of Coatzacoalcos, NBC said, citing a statement from the state attorney general's office.
The office condemned "what may constitute a malicious attack," it added.
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Citing reports, The Los Angeles Times said Molotov cocktails had been thrown into the bar.
Images carried by local media showed a wrecked interior with chairs overturned and debris littering the floor, and emergency vehicles and police outside the building.
"The devious crime of a few moments ago in Coatzacoalcos will not go unpunished," the governor of Veracruz state said in a tweet.
Veracruz is one of the most violent regions of Mexico. Drug trafficking routes to the United States pass through it, and bloody battles frequently erupt between rival drug gangs.