Mexico City - Unidentified gunmen stormed a party in the
south-eastern Mexican state of Veracruz and killed 13 people,
including a young child, according to reports.
The attack occurred late Friday as a children's party was under way
in the city of Minatitlan, the broadcaster Telemundo reported.
Seven other people were injured, the reports said. Most of the
victims are said to have been from the same family.
Police said the the gunmen were still at large and their motives were
unknown.
In a tweet, Veracruz Interior Minister Hugo Gutierrez Maldonado
offered his condolences to victims' relatives and promised to catch
the killers.
Veracruz is one of Mexico's most dangerous states, where cartels
often engage in brutal battles. Last year, there were over 33,000
murders in the country, most of which were linked to organized crime.