Wednesday, August 03, 2005

News from all over - Tonala

Angry gamblers threw two hand grenades into a crowd of about 300 attending a cockfight in this western Mexican town. The blast killed four men and seriously injured at least 11 others, authorities said Monday.

"Two men died at the cockfight and two more died in nearby hospitals," said Jose Ramirez, spokesman for the Jalisco Attorney General's office. "It appears that some men lost money and then they lost control."

Six men were arrested at a hospital when five of them tried to carry off the sixth, who was being treated for injuries sustained at the cockfight, online newspapers reported.