TOLUCA, Mexico—Masked gunmen set fire to a public market in the central Mexican city of Toluca on Monday, killing nine people, authorities said. Prosecutors said the attackers arrived, opened fire, and then doused part of the market with a flammable substance before setting it on fire and fleeing. They said three of the dead appeared…
Masked Men Burn Market in Mexican City Plagued by Gang Violence, Killing 9 People
9 Injured by Gunfire at South Carolina Party Now Recovering
COLUMBIA, S.C.—Masked gunmen fired without warning into a crowd at a late night teen party at a South Carolina park over the weekend, wounding nine people, a sheriff said. All nine hit by gunfire are expected to live, as well as a woman who was injured when she was run over by a fleeing car…
Gunmen Threaten Messi, Shoot up Family-Owned Supermarket
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Gunmen threatened Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi in a written message left Thursday when they opened fire at a supermarket owned by his in-laws in Argentina, police said. Nobody was injured in the early morning attack, and it was unclear why assailants would target Messi or the Unico supermarket in the country’s third-largest…
State Media: Gunmen Attack Bazaar in Iran, Killing 5
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Gunmen opened fire in a bazaar in the southwestern Iranian city of Izeh on Wednesday, killing at least five people, including a young girl, and wounding civilians and security forces, state TV reported. In a separate attack, gunmen shot dead two members of Iran’s paramilitary Basij in the central city of Isfahan,…
South African Police Search for Suspects in Tourist Killing
JOHANNESBURG—At least three “people of interest” have been identified by South African police investigating the killing of a German tourist by gunmen. Police Minister Bheki Cele visited the site of the killing Wednesday where he said that authorities are searching for the suspects identified in their probe. “We are working to find out how far…
Gunmen Kill 14 Villagers in Northcentral Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria— Gunmen attacked two communities in Nigeria’s north-central region, killing 14 people and injuring many others, authorities said Thursday. The attackers stormed the communities in Logo council area of Benue state Wednesday night, opening “unprovoked” fire on residents, said Paul Hemba, the state’s top security official. Police in Benue confirmed the attack. The assailants…
Gunmen Kill 2 Policemen, Polio Worker in Northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan— Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on Pakistani police escorting a team of polio workers Tuesday during a door-to-door inoculation campaign in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold, killing two policemen and a polio worker, police said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in North Waziristan, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province….
19 Killed in Mexico at Clandestine Rooster Fight
MEXICO CITY—Nineteen people were killed when gunmen burst into a clandestine rooster fight in western Mexico, prosecutors in the western state of Michoacan said Monday. The attack occurred late Sunday near the town of Zinapecuaro, Michoacan. The dead include 16 men and three women, and a number of people were wounded in the attack. The…
Days of Attacks Kill at Least 70 People in Northwest Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria—Gunmen have killed nearly 70 members of a local defense group in Nigeria’s northwest region in attacks since Sunday and the violence is continuing, members of the force and residents told The Associated Press. The attackers ambushed members of the local defense group in the Zuru area of Kebbi state as they were responding…
Gunmen Kill 47 in Latest Attacks in Nigeria’s Troubled North
LAGOS, Nigeria—Nigerian security forces are searching for armed gangs who killed 47 people in attacks in recent days in rural areas of the country’s northwest, the latest killings in the troubled region. The attacks took place in the northwest Kaduna state which neighbors Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, Kaduna commissioner for security Samuel Aruwan confirmed. No…
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