John
01-08-2010, 01:24 PM
According to witnesses the teens were shot dead by an unknown gunman as they drove away from their high school on Wednesday.
Dozens of students who were registering for the upcoming school term witnessed the violent crime and relatives of the victims who arrived at the scene collapsed, crying inconsolably.
According to local media, at least one of the victims was allegedly connected to a group of drug traffickers.
In 2006, Mexican President Felipe Calderon launched a floundering army-led drug war.
About 49,000 soldiers have been deployed around the country but the army assault has also stoked turf wars between rival cartels, worrying foreign investors and Washington as killings soared above 7,000 people last year, taking the death toll over three years to above 16,000.
Dozens of students who were registering for the upcoming school term witnessed the violent crime and relatives of the victims who arrived at the scene collapsed, crying inconsolably.
According to local media, at least one of the victims was allegedly connected to a group of drug traffickers.
In 2006, Mexican President Felipe Calderon launched a floundering army-led drug war.
About 49,000 soldiers have been deployed around the country but the army assault has also stoked turf wars between rival cartels, worrying foreign investors and Washington as killings soared above 7,000 people last year, taking the death toll over three years to above 16,000.