At least 10 people—including a minor—died this Sunday following an armed attack in the municipality of Tehuitzingo, in the state of Puebla, central Mexico; this incident deals yet another blow to Mexico’s reputation as a tourist destination due to its ongoing security issues.
The 10 fatalities include six men, three women, and one minor, “who were allegedly attacked by armed individuals” during the early hours of the morning, when gunmen stormed into a home and attacked a family apparently linked to the transportation sector in the region.
The state of Puebla has been experiencing episodes of armed violence, some of which are linked to organized crime activities. Notable examples include December 2024, when three men were lynched by residents in Atzitzihuacán, and June 2016, when an armed attack during a baseball game in Acatzingo left four people dead.
The tourism sector has been directly affected by this violence, as evidenced by the discovery of the body of Manuel Grajales—a 90-year-old hotelier who was “reported as having been deprived of his liberty” on September 1st—in a rural area of the municipality of La Candelaria (Hotelier Manuel Grajales, kidnapped in Campeche, found dead).
It is also worth recalling that an armed attack in downtown Cancún resulted in the death of Mario Machuca Sánchez, a union leader for the Revolutionary Confederation of Workers and Peasants (CROC) and a former federal deputy.
Source: reportur
