Mexico rescues foreign guests abducted from hotel

[Judi Lynn]

Published14 hours ago



Gunmen stormed a hotel in the central city of Matehula

Some 22 suspected migrants who were abducted by gunmen at a hotel in Mexico have been rescued, authorities say.

They were kidnapped when armed men stormed the Sol y Luna hotel in the central city of Matehuala in the early hours of Tuesday.

The victims, who include children and a pregnant woman, are mostly from Haiti and Cuba, Reuters news agency reported. Earlier accounts had said some were Venezuelan.

The gunmen also kidnapped 16 Mexicans.

While the Mexicans were released sooner, the foreigners were found beside a dirt road in a remote area. They are receiving medical help.

The kidnappers had arrived in three SUVs, the prosecutor's office in San Luis Potosi state said. They also took the hotel's logbook of guests, complicating the search.

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