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Attack at Mexico secondary school kills vice principal, injures three

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On Thursday, an attack at Secondary School No. 13 in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico, resulted in one death—the vice principal—and three injuries. Two former students, aged 18, were apprehended by local residents and are suspected of carrying out the assault with machetes and explosive devices. This rare incident of school violence contrasts with Mexico’s usual association with organized crime-related violence; however, similar attacks have occurred recently in other parts of the country.
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On October 1, an attack at Secondary School No. 13 in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico, resulted in the death of the vice principal and injuries to three others. The perpetrators were two 18-year-old brothers, former students of the school, who were armed with machetes and homemade explosives. Local neighbors intervened after hearing explosions inside the school and detained the suspects until authorities arrived. State Prosecutor Federico Fernandez described it as a "brutal attack," noting that preliminary investigations indicate two individuals attacked administrative staff members. This incident is rare in Mexico, where school violence is uncommon.

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Coahuila MEXICO CITY Mexico Security Cabinet Torreon

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Mexico GPE · 4× Torreon GPE · 2× Coahuila GPE · 1× Federico Fernandez PERSON · 1× Fernandez PERSON · 1× MEXICO CITY GPE · 1× Michoacan GPE · 1× Monterrey GPE · 1× REUTERS ORG · 1× Security Cabinet ORG · 1×

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The two alleged attackers were apprehended by local neighbors who entered the school upon hearing detonations and held the suspects until authorities arrived at the scene, a neighborhood resident told local media.
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Attack at Mexico secondary school kills vice principal, injures three MEXICO CITY, Oct 1 - asserted
Attack → kill → three
An attack at a secondary school in Mexico's northern Coahuila state left a vice principal dead and three people injured on Thursday, local authorities said, in a rare case of school violence in the country. asserted
authorities → leave → country
The attack was allegedly carried out by two 18-year-old brothers who have both been detained, State Prosecutor Federico Fernandez said, and took place at Secondary School No. 13 in the La Union area of the city of Torreon. uncertain
Fernandez → carry → Torreon
The suspects were former students, according to a state government official. uncertain
suspects → accord → official
According to reports in local media, the two alleged attackers entered the school armed with machetes and rudimentary explosive devices. uncertain
attackers → accord → machetes
The two alleged attackers were apprehended by local neighbors who entered the school upon hearing detonations and held the suspects until authorities arrived at the scene, a neighborhood resident told local media. asserted
resident → apprehend → media
"Preliminary investigations indicate that two people, who are the probable perpetrators, attacked administrative staff. asserted
who → indicate → staff
A woman, the school's vice principal, lost her life," Fernandez told reporters. asserted
Fernandez → lose → reporters
He described the incident as a "brutal attack." asserted
He → describe → attack
The federal Security Cabinet said the three people injured were receiving medical attention. asserted
people → say → attention
Attacks on schools are unusual in Mexico, where most violence is tied to organized crime, but there have been several high-profile cases in recent years. asserted
violence → tie → years
In March this year, a 15-year-old was arrested after reportedly shooting and killing two female staff members at a private school in Mexico's western state of Michoacan. uncertain
old → arrest → Michoacan
An attack also took place at a private school in Torreon in January 2020, when an 11-year-old boy shot a teacher dead and wounded five classmates before taking his own life, officials said at the time. asserted
officials → take → time
In 2017, a 15-year-old student in the northern city of Monterrey shot and wounded a teacher and three classmates at a private school before turning the gun on himself. asserted
student → shoot → himself
The teacher died in hospital two months later. asserted
teacher → die → hospital
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