A birthday party in the Mexican city of Torreon ended in a bloodbath with seventeen women and men murdered and another eighteen injured. As musicians serenaded the guests and people were eating, drinking and dancing, gunmen blocked the exits and opened fire.

The party was LGBT inclusive, and that has brought about some speculation that this may have been an anti-LGBT hate crime, but so far the tendency is to believe that it was drug smugglers since the state of Coahuila, where the city is located, is a prime trafficking site.

The party was organized through Facebook, and was set up by a gay group, though everyone was invited. The Facebook posting had directions and a map to the Italia Inn

The assailants fled, and it may be difficult to find them.

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