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Associated Press
A gang of about a dozen armed people stormed into a church youth camp-out near Mexico City and went on an hours-long rampage of beatings, robberies and rape, authorities said Saturday.
Seven girls were raped during the Friday night attack and several campers were beaten, according to the state prosecutors office in Mexico State, which surrounds the Mexican capital.
About 90 youths sponsored by a church group known as the Chains of the Holy Trinity were camping at an eco-park on the eastern outskirts of Mexico City, in a hilly area that is close to the lower flanks of the Popocatepetl volcano.
Prosecutors did not say what church
the group is affiliated with, but the camp-out appeared to have been a
sort of spiritual retreat.
The office said that the attack lasted for hours, and that when the attackers left they stole two vehicles and other articles from the campers.
Investigators were pursuing two lines of inquiry, but did not reveal what they were, the office said.
Drug gangs operate on the outskirts of Mexico City, but campers and hikers have also been targeted in the past by common criminals.
The park is supposed to be patrolled
by local police, but the attack occurred during the night and it was
unclear whether officers were on duty at the time.
Police only found out about the crimes when an adult organizer of the camp-out showed up at police offices to report the attack.
The state government said in a statement that it had witness' descriptions of the attackers and pledged to catch and punish those responsible.
A gang of about a dozen armed people stormed into a church youth camp-out near Mexico City and went on an hours-long rampage of beatings, robberies and rape, authorities said Saturday.
Seven girls were raped during the Friday night attack and several campers were beaten, according to the state prosecutors office in Mexico State, which surrounds the Mexican capital.
About 90 youths sponsored by a church group known as the Chains of the Holy Trinity were camping at an eco-park on the eastern outskirts of Mexico City, in a hilly area that is close to the lower flanks of the Popocatepetl volcano.
Terrifying attack: A gang of about a dozen armed
people stormed into a church youth camp-out on the eastern outskirts of
Mexico City on Friday night and went on an hours-long rampage of
beatings, robberies and rape
Seven girls were raped during the Friday attack and several campers were
beaten, according to the state prosecutors office in Mexico State,
which surrounds the Mexican capital.
About 90 youths sponsored by a church group known as the Chains of the
Holy Trinity were camping at an eco-park on the eastern outskirts of
Mexico City, in a hilly area that is close to the lower flanks of the
Popocatepetl volcano. Prosecutors did not say what church the group is
affiliated with, but the camp-out appeared to have been a sort of
spiritual retreat.
The office said that the attack lasted for hours, and that when the
attackers left they stole two vehicles and other articles from the
campers.
The office said investigators were pursuing two lines of inquiry, but
did not reveal what the
The office said that the attack lasted for hours, and that when the attackers left they stole two vehicles and other articles from the campers.
Investigators were pursuing two lines of inquiry, but did not reveal what they were, the office said.
Drug gangs operate on the outskirts of Mexico City, but campers and hikers have also been targeted in the past by common criminals.
Investigation: Investigators were pursuing two
lines of inquiry, but did not reveal what they were. It is not clear if
police officers were patrolling the eco-park where the attack happened
on Friday night
Police only found out about the crimes when an adult organizer of the camp-out showed up at police offices to report the attack.
The state government said in a statement that it had witness' descriptions of the attackers and pledged to catch and punish those responsible.
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