Gunmen kidnap 20 foreigners, likely from Haiti and Venezuela, from Mexico hotel
September 14, 2021
6:26 PM CDT
Last Updated 18 minutes ago
Americas
Reuters
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MEXICO CITY, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Gunmen stormed a hotel in Mexico's central San Luis Potosi state on Tuesday and kidnapped some 20 foreigners believed to be mostly from Haiti and Venezuela, the state's attorney general's office said.
The gunmen ransacked the building and took off with the logbook of guests, making it hard to identify who was kidnapped at the Sol y Luna hotel in Matehuala, about 195 kilometers (121 miles) north of the city of San Luis Potosi, the regional capital.
"We are trying to find their identities," Arturo Garza Herrera, the attorney general of the state, said in a statement.
The authorities have launched an investigation and are trying to rescue the guests, Garza added.
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