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| Guatemalan bar attack leaves 11 people dead | Guatemalan bar attack leaves 11 people dead |
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| A group of armed men in Guatemala has killed 11 people and wounded at least another 15 in an attack at a bar in the town of San Jose Nacahuil. | A group of armed men in Guatemala has killed 11 people and wounded at least another 15 in an attack at a bar in the town of San Jose Nacahuil. |
| Some of the victims were found dead after they tried to hide in the liquor store's bathrooms and nearby alleys. | Some of the victims were found dead after they tried to hide in the liquor store's bathrooms and nearby alleys. |
| The motive is not clear, but Guatemalan police are investigating the possible involvement of the country's notorious criminal gangs, or maras. | The motive is not clear, but Guatemalan police are investigating the possible involvement of the country's notorious criminal gangs, or maras. |
| Some residents said they doubted this interpretation of events. | Some residents said they doubted this interpretation of events. |
| Local resident Nery Pixtun told the Reuters news agency: "The person or the persons that did this are not mara members. Whoever did this was a professional, it was done by a person trained to use those weapons." | Local resident Nery Pixtun told the Reuters news agency: "The person or the persons that did this are not mara members. Whoever did this was a professional, it was done by a person trained to use those weapons." |
| The predominantly indigenous population of the town expelled all police forces from the town in 2005. | The predominantly indigenous population of the town expelled all police forces from the town in 2005. |
| They set up their own security scheme. The town has very low crime rates in one of Latin America's most violent countries. | They set up their own security scheme. The town has very low crime rates in one of Latin America's most violent countries. |
| "Nothing like this had ever happened before. We have never seen a massacre like this," said Nacahuil resident Victor Tepen. | "Nothing like this had ever happened before. We have never seen a massacre like this," said Nacahuil resident Victor Tepen. |
| His 20-year-old nephew, Javier Tepen, was among those killed. | His 20-year-old nephew, Javier Tepen, was among those killed. |
| 'Random shooting' | 'Random shooting' |
| Interior Minister Mauricio Lopez Bonilla announced that the national police force had been deployed in the town to protect the local population. | |
| According to the United Nations, Guatemala had a homicide rate of 38.5 people per 100,000 inhabitants in 2011. Most European countries have a rate of 1, while the United States has a rate of 4.7. | According to the United Nations, Guatemala had a homicide rate of 38.5 people per 100,000 inhabitants in 2011. Most European countries have a rate of 1, while the United States has a rate of 4.7. |
| Much of the violence is drug related, as much of the cocaine produced in South America is smuggled into Mexico and the United States via Central America. | Much of the violence is drug related, as much of the cocaine produced in South America is smuggled into Mexico and the United States via Central America. |
| The attack took place on Saturday night. No arrests have yet been made. | The attack took place on Saturday night. No arrests have yet been made. |
| Local newspaper Prensa Libre reported that a gang had been expelled from the liquor store shortly before the attack. | Local newspaper Prensa Libre reported that a gang had been expelled from the liquor store shortly before the attack. |
| They are said to have returned, wearing balaclavas, to shoot randomly at clients inside the bar and people at a nearby street. | They are said to have returned, wearing balaclavas, to shoot randomly at clients inside the bar and people at a nearby street. |
| The group escaped in a stolen car which was later found abandoned outside the town. | The group escaped in a stolen car which was later found abandoned outside the town. |
| San Jose Nacahuil is located some 18 km (11 miles) outside Guatemala City. | San Jose Nacahuil is located some 18 km (11 miles) outside Guatemala City. |
| The only access to the town is through dirt roads and it takes at least an hour to reach the capital, where many residents work. | The only access to the town is through dirt roads and it takes at least an hour to reach the capital, where many residents work. |