January 17, 2017 12:16 AM

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5 Dead, 15 Injured in shooting at Mexico Music Festival

In Maxico, at least five people, including four foreigners, were killed and 15 were wounded early today when a shooter opened fire at a nightclub in a resort in Mexico city during a music festival.<br/>'<br/>Quintana Roo State Attorney General Miguel Angel Pech told a press conference that two Canadians, an Italian and a Colombian were killed. A woman died in the stampede to exit the club.<br/><br/>Pech said the incident began when a person entered the Blue Parrot nightclub armed around 3.00 a.m. on Monday morning, during the closing of the festival. Another person tried to stop the person, sparking a gunfight that drew in security staff.<br/>'<br/>Pech added that 15 people were injured, of whom 10 are still in hospital. Four people were arrested on suspicion of being involved in the incident. The shooting represents a major blow to Mexico's tourism industry, which has been one of the few bright spots in the economy thanks to a weak peso exchange rate.<br/>

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