Cancun bar shooting kills seven, wounds four

Cancun bar shooting: Aiza says the assailants arrived to 'The Mermaid' bar in a poor area far from Cancun's hotel zone in two cars Thursday afternoon.

March 15, 2013

Authorities in the Mexican resort of Cancun say two gunmen burst into a bar in a working class neighborhood and fatally shot seven people. Four others are wounded.

Public Safety Secretary Jesus Aiza says most of the victims belonged to a taxi drivers union.

Aiza says the assailants arrived to "The Mermaid" bar in a poor area far from Cancun's hotel zone in two cars Thursday afternoon. He says two gunmen using automatic rifles went inside and began shooting.

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Aiza says soldiers are guarding the hospital where the wounded are being treated.

He says police are still trying to determine a motive for the attack.