Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from a Noreste article
Subject Matter: Massacre in Veracruz bar
Recommendation: No prior subject matter knowledge required
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Orizaba, Veracruz
Yesterday afternoon, a strongly armed group of Sicarios stormed into bar "La Botana" located in the Francisco Ferrer Guardia colonia in the south of Orizaba and opened fire.
Unofficially it is said that the group of sicarios travelled to the bar on board two vans, the Sicarios jumped out and ran into the interior of the bar, where they found the group of men they wanted to execute, among them an alleged jefe de plaza of a criminal group in the zone.
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Subject Matter: Massacre in Veracruz bar
Recommendation: No prior subject matter knowledge required
Orizaba, Veracruz
Yesterday afternoon, a strongly armed group of Sicarios stormed into bar "La Botana" located in the Francisco Ferrer Guardia colonia in the south of Orizaba and opened fire.
Unofficially it is said that the group of sicarios travelled to the bar on board two vans, the Sicarios jumped out and ran into the interior of the bar, where they found the group of men they wanted to execute, among them an alleged jefe de plaza of a criminal group in the zone.
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After storming into the bar, and without saying a word, they opened fire against a group of persons that were drinking, of who, 5 were killed and another 4 persons were gravely wounded and taken to hospital.
Later, elements of the Municipal Police or Orizaba, and the Secretary of Public State Security, had implemented an operation to track down the sicarios, as well as stationing men at the hospital where the survivors of the massacre were taken.
Original article in Spanish atNoreste