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18 killed, including policemen and mayor, in Mexico’s City Hall shooting


 

Mexico Firing: An open shooting incident has come to light in Mexico, USA. Gunmen opened fire at the Mexican City Hall, killing 18 people, including the mayor. Three people were also injured.

According to reports, an event was going on in the Mexican City Hall, during which an unidentified person entered the hall and opened indiscriminate fire.

18 people died in this firing incident. It is being told that apart from the mayor, his father, former mayor and police officers were also killed in the dead. At the same time, since the incident, an atmosphere of tension has been created in the entire area.

Gunmen opened fire at the city hall in Guerrero state on Wednesday (October 5) afternoon, killing more than a dozen people, including the city’s mayor, BNO News reported, citing local officials. The shooting took place in the city of San Miguel Totolapan. Officials have confirmed this. Gunmen attacked City Hall at 2 p.m. local time on Wednesday.

Some pictures of the incident have also surfaced. In the pictures being shared on social media, bullet marks can be seen on the walls of City Hall. The glass of the hall windows is also broken.

After which the entire city is existing blocked and the accused are being searched, although not a single arrest has been made so far.

The police are treating it as a planned conspiracy. Criminal group Los Taccilleros claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s attack in a video shared on social media, although local officials



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