The violence does not cease in the streets of Mexico. At least six people have died and more than 30 injured early Saturday in a grenade attack outside a bar in Guadalajara, in Jalisco state, west of the country, as reported by local police sources. The attack occurred when an individual "threw a fragmentation grenade" at the doors of the bar, located in a central area of Guadalajara, according to the press said a police official.
After throwing the grenade, fired at other people outside the establishment where there were many people. The assailants fled on board several vehicles, police added. The victims were three women and three men. Three of them died at the scene of the attack and the rest were in hospitals where they were admitted to emergency.
Another event, in this case in the city of Monterrey has killed eight others. Seven gunmen allegedly linked to organized crime and a civilian were killed in a shooting that occurred around four o'clock (ten o'clock Spanish time) between police, soldiers from the city of Monterrey and criminal suspects, as announced the Ministry of Defence in a statement.
The incident took place in San Nicolas de los Garza, a village in the municipality of Monterrey, the second largest city and one of the most prosperous in Mexico. It is not the only attack of the weekend. Police said two other murders during the night of Friday to Saturday in the northern part of Monterrey.
The violence in the state of Nuevo Leon, and especially to Monterrey, the capital, has experienced a resurgence due to the war among drug cartels. Violence related to organized crime has killed more than 34,600 deaths since 2006. 
After throwing the grenade, fired at other people outside the establishment where there were many people. The assailants fled on board several vehicles, police added. The victims were three women and three men. Three of them died at the scene of the attack and the rest were in hospitals where they were admitted to emergency.
Another event, in this case in the city of Monterrey has killed eight others. Seven gunmen allegedly linked to organized crime and a civilian were killed in a shooting that occurred around four o'clock (ten o'clock Spanish time) between police, soldiers from the city of Monterrey and criminal suspects, as announced the Ministry of Defence in a statement.
The incident took place in San Nicolas de los Garza, a village in the municipality of Monterrey, the second largest city and one of the most prosperous in Mexico. It is not the only attack of the weekend. Police said two other murders during the night of Friday to Saturday in the northern part of Monterrey.
The violence in the state of Nuevo Leon, and especially to Monterrey, the capital, has experienced a resurgence due to the war among drug cartels. Violence related to organized crime has killed more than 34,600 deaths since 2006.
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