Guatemala massacre leaves at least 27 people dead

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Source: The Guardian

At least 27 people have been killed in a massacre in northern Guatemala, with most of the victims beheaded.

The killings of the 25 men and two women took place in the town of Caserio La Bomba, near the border with Mexico, after it came under attack by 200 raiders.

"This is the worst massacre we have seen in modern times," police spokesman Donald Gonzalez told Reuters.

Security forces are investigating whether the attack in the province of Peten is related to the killing of Haroldo Leon, the brother of alleged Guatemalan drug trafficker Juan Jose "Juancho" Leon, the Associated Press reported.

Leon was killed in 2008 in an ambush that Guatemalan authorities blame on Mexico's Zetas drug cartel, which has increasingly wrested control of the drug trade beyond its own borders.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/16/guatemala-massacre-leaves-27-dead

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1. Something to do with Los Zetas Cartel I bet

Los Zetas are a cartel in Mexico made up of former police and military commandos. They love committing mass murders and chopping peoples heads off.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Zetas_Cartel