Acapulco, Mexico - Seven people were killed in two attacks in this increasingly violent beach resort on Monday, including five who were bound, shot and incinerated in a vehicle, police said.
Guerrero state police said two of the five had been decapitated, and that it was unclear whether the others were shot dead or burned alive. In a separate incident, two people were killed when gunmen opened fire on a car.
The Pacific coast resort was once a popular getaway for Hollywood stars, but in recent months has turned into a battleground in Mexico's increasingly violent drug war.
At least 41,000 people have been killed since 2006, when Mexico launched a military crackdown on powerful cartels, which are themselves embroiled in turf wars marked by kidnappings, mass graves and macabre displays of brutality. - Sapa-AFP