At least ten people were killed and seven wounded as a group of gunmen stormed a bar in Mexico’s central state of Guanajuato.
Among the 10 killed by gunmen, three were women according to the authorities. The authorities have reinforced security in the area with members of various security enforcement agencies.
However the state Attorney General’s office said that it had opened an investigation to find those responsible for the violent incident.
Guanajuato is one of Mexico’s most popular tourist destinations and it has come out to become the country’s bloodiest state.
Currently Mexico is witnessing one of the bloodiest turf wars between cartels who are vying to establish their dominance in the state to conduct drug trafficking and fuel theft.
However earlier this month four Americans were kidnapped in the Mexican city of Matamoros who had reportedly visiting for medical tourism when they were caught in the crossfire between the rival cartel groups and abducted.
Two of them were returned to the US while two were later found dead. In light of this incident the Texas authorities issued a warning to Americans especially those planning spring break trips to skip traveling to Mexico.
“ drug cartel violence and other criminal activity represent a significant safety threat to anyone who crosses into Mexico right now ,” Steven McCraw the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a statement.