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Mexico music festival shooting: 'Motive was personal conflict' | Mexico music festival shooting: 'Motive was personal conflict' |
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The attorney-general of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, where five people were killed in a shooting in a club on Monday, says the target of the attack was a Mexican man. | The attorney-general of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, where five people were killed in a shooting in a club on Monday, says the target of the attack was a Mexican man. |
The Blue Parrot club was hosting the closing night of an electronic music festival and was packed with music fans, many of them foreigners. | The Blue Parrot club was hosting the closing night of an electronic music festival and was packed with music fans, many of them foreigners. |
Among those who died were a Canadian, an Italian and a US citizen. | Among those who died were a Canadian, an Italian and a US citizen. |
But the gunman was targeting a man from Veracruz, the attorney-general said. | But the gunman was targeting a man from Veracruz, the attorney-general said. |
'Personal conflict' | 'Personal conflict' |
"Suddenly a person enters the club through the main door and heads directly for this particular individual and shoots," Attorney-General Miguel Angel Pech told Mexican radio station Radio Formula. | "Suddenly a person enters the club through the main door and heads directly for this particular individual and shoots," Attorney-General Miguel Angel Pech told Mexican radio station Radio Formula. |
BPM clubbers in Mexico were told shooting was fireworks | BPM clubbers in Mexico were told shooting was fireworks |
"This individual, who was Mexican, from [the state of] Veracruz. unfortunately loses his life." | "This individual, who was Mexican, from [the state of] Veracruz. unfortunately loses his life." |
Three of the people who were shot dead were members of the festival's security team, organisers said. | Three of the people who were shot dead were members of the festival's security team, organisers said. |
Mr Pech said they had tried to protect the man from Veracruz. | Mr Pech said they had tried to protect the man from Veracruz. |
The fifth victim was a woman who died of injuries sustained in a fall during the chaos which followed the firing of the shots, when guests ran for the exits in panic. | The fifth victim was a woman who died of injuries sustained in a fall during the chaos which followed the firing of the shots, when guests ran for the exits in panic. |
Mr Pech had earlier said that among those killed were two Canadians, an Italian and a Colombian. But in a subsequent news conference he corrected this to say the victims were one Canadian, an Italian, a US citizen and two Mexicans. | Mr Pech had earlier said that among those killed were two Canadians, an Italian and a Colombian. But in a subsequent news conference he corrected this to say the victims were one Canadian, an Italian, a US citizen and two Mexicans. |
Fifteen people were injured. | Fifteen people were injured. |
Quintana Roo Governor Carlos Joaquin said the gunman and the victim from Veracruz had "a personal conflict". | |
Four people have been detained. | Four people have been detained. |
The club was hosting the closing night of the BPM festival, a popular event which attracts thousands of electronic and dance music fans from around the world. | The club was hosting the closing night of the BPM festival, a popular event which attracts thousands of electronic and dance music fans from around the world. |
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