A group of cartel gunmen fired into a passing bus loaded with students in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, spreading terror among the local community. The driver sustained shrapnel injuries. The students were unharmed.
\n\nThe attack took place on Thursday morning, when a green public transportation bus was transporting students in the town of Escuinapa, Sinaloa. According to information released by the Sinaloa government, the attack targeted the bus driver. The vehicle was full of students from a local junior high on their way to school.
\n\nThe gunmen walked up to the bus and began firing; however, the driver was able to drive away towards a military checkpoint down the road, where he sought help. Mexican military forces.
\n\nUsers on social media shared videos of the attack that were recorded by passengers and captured the terror of the moment.
\n\nMexican authorities carried out a search operation in an attempt to locate the gunmen but were not successful.
\n\nThe shooting comes at a time when Sinaloa continues to be ground zero for a fierce turf war between two rival factions of the Sinaloa Cartel. As Breitbart Texas reported, the Chapitos faction has been waging a fierce turf war against Los Mayos…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/
