2011 Monterrey casino attack | |
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Location | Avenida San Jerónimo, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
Coordinates | 25°40′27″N 100°21′18″W / 25.67417°N 100.35500°W |
Date | August 25, 2011 15:30 – (UTC-5) |
Target | Casino Royale owner |
Attack type | Fire attack using fuel and grenade |
Deaths | 52 |
Injured | 10 |
Perpetrators | Los Zetas |
On August 25, 2011, members of drug cartel Los Zetas set a casino on fire in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, killing 52 people.[1][2]
The arson attack left over a dozen injured, and over 35 trapped for several hours before the Mexican forces arrived at the place minutes after the incident.[3] Media reports state the majority of those killed were women,[4] including one who was pregnant.[5] Although the government crackdown of the drug cartels dates back to 2006,[6] Monterrey became an increasingly violent city in 2010,[7] due to the rupture of the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas.[8]
Surveillance footage shows vehicles with armed gunmen arriving at the entrance of Casino Royale.[9] After the gunmen descended from their vehicles, they stormed the casino's main entrance, opened fire on guests, and doused the casino entrances with gasoline and started a fire that trapped people inside.[10] The attack was classified as the most violent and bloodiest in the history of Monterrey and one of the worst in the state of Nuevo León.[11]
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