Massacre

2010 San Fernando massacre

24 Aug 2010 · 24.85° N, 98.16° W

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When
24 Aug 2010
Kind
Massacre
Deaths
72
Coordinates
24.85° N, 98.16° W
Description
2010 mass murder of 72 guest workers in San Fernando

2010 San Fernando massacre

2010 mass murder in San Fernando, Mexico

The 2010 San Fernando massacre, also known as the first massacre of San Fernando, was the mass murder of 72 undocumented immigrants by the Los Zetas drug cartel in the village of El Huizachal in the municipality of San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The 72 killed—58 men and 14 women—were mainly from Central and South America, and they were shot in the back of the head and then piled up together.

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