Dozens dead in attack on casino in Monterrey, Mexico
10:47, 26 August 2011
LONDON. August 26. KAZINFORM At least 45 people have been killed and dozens injured in an attack on a casino in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey; Kazinform refers to BBC.
A group of armed men men broke into the building and doused it with fuel before setting it alight.
Fire crews had to free dozens of people trapped by smoke and flames. Officials say the death toll could rise further.
The state's attorney general said a drug cartel was apparently responsible for the attack.
In a tweet, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said the attack was "an abhorrent act of terror and barbarism" that requires "all of us to persevere in the fight against these unscrupulous criminal bands."
Monterrey - Mexico's third largest city and one of the safest - has seen rising levels of violence over the last few years, as the country's war against drug gangs has intensified; Kazinform cites BBC.
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