Drug cartel attackers in Mexico have killed nine people mourning a dead man in jail last week, officials announced today. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The killings took place in two attacks in the northern city of Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez.<\/p>\n
The attackers had initially flooded inside a private house where friends and family had gathered for the death of the prisoner, where two women and a man were killed.<\/p>\n
Hours later they attacked the premises where the funeral of the same person was taking place, where six other participants of the ceremony were killed.<\/p>\n
Witnesses said the attackers stormed the house, which also functions as an evangelical church, while the priest was delivering a speech. They described scenes of panic when the bandits opened fire.<\/p>\n
Among those killed was a 12-year-old boy and his father.<\/p>\n
Officials have not released the name of the inmate for whom the funeral was being held, but the prosecutor said he was killed Wednesday while in custody in Chihuahua.<\/p>\n
His body was then returned for burial in Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez.<\/p>\n
Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez is located on Mexico’s border with the United States and is one of the cities with the highest homicide rates.<\/p>\n
In 2021, an average of four people were killed every day, according to local prosecutors.<\/p>\n
Most of the killings are linked to rivalry between drug gangs fighting for territory, the prosecutor’s office says.<\/p>\n
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