Gunmen Kill 10 in Tehuitzingo Massacre as 1,000 Families Flee Central Mexico Violence
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Updated · The Independent · May 18
Gunmen Kill 10 in Tehuitzingo Massacre as 1,000 Families Flee Central Mexico Violence
12 articles · Updated · The Independent · May 18
Ten people — six men, three women and a child — were shot dead after gunmen stormed Tehuitzingo before dawn Sunday, in an attack now under federal investigation.
Authorities have identified no suspects, deepening fears that cartel violence is escalating in Puebla after six people were massacred in nearby Huehuetlán El Grande in February and three more were later killed in Puebla city.
In neighboring Guerrero, the wider violence has already displaced 800 to 1,000 families since Wednesday, according to community and human rights groups.
Residents said Los Ardillos attacked mountain communities with gunfire, powerful weapons and drones carrying handmade explosives, forcing thousands — including children and the elderly — to flee.
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