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2011 Monterrey casino attack

2011 Monterrey casino attack
Casino Royale after the attack
LocationAvenida San Jerónimo, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Coordinates25°40′27″N 100°21′18″W / 25.67417°N 100.35500°W / 25.67417; -100.35500
DateAugust 25, 2011 (2011-08-25)
15:30 – (UTC-5)
TargetCasino Royale owner
Attack type
Fire attack using fuel and grenade
Deaths52
Injured10
PerpetratorsLos 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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  2. ^ "Mexico drugs crisis: Monterrey shocked by casino attack". BBC News ©. August 27, 2011.
  3. ^ "Atacan Casino Royale en Monterrey: 52 muertos". Milenio Noticias. August 25, 2011.
  4. ^ "Luto por masacre en casino de Monterrey". El Heraldo. August 26, 2011. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  5. ^ Ediciones El País (August 27, 2011). "La policía mexicana difunde los retratos de los atacantes del casino de Monterrey". EL PAÍS. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  6. ^ Archibold, Randal C. (March 3, 2011). "Felipe Calderon Hinojosa". New York Times.
  7. ^ "Monterrey: Tocando fondo". Nexos en linea. January 8, 2011.
  8. ^ "La violencia en Monterrey es insostenible". Movimiento por la paz. August 29, 2011. Archived from the original on December 15, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  9. ^ "Video Muestra Ataque A Casino Royale De Monterrey 26-08-11". Multimedios TV. August 25, 2011.
  10. ^ Jaccarino, Mike (August 25, 2011). "Gunmen set Monterrey's Casino Royale on fire, killing at least 53 in latest Mexico violence". New York Times.
  11. ^ De Córdoba, José (August 25, 2011). "At Least 53 Killed in Mexico Casino". The Wall Street Journal | Latin America.

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