The Mexican government is offering a $2.4 million reward for information leading to the assailants who set fire to a casino in northern Mexico, killing 52 people.
The Attorney General's Office says in a statement that President Felipe Calderon instructed authorities to offer the reward to find those responsible for what he called “an act of barbarism.”
A group of at least eight assailants poured gasoline inside the Casino Royale and set it on fire Thursday afternoon, trapping dozens of people inside.
Calderon declared three days of mourning in a message broadcast to the nation Friday, calling the attackers “true terrorists who have gone beyond all limits.” -
Sapa-AP