ELEVEN people have been shot dead and five injured after gunmen stormed through a hotel and two bars in Mexico.
The horrific attack happened at the Gala hotel and in two bars in the Lindavista neighbourhood, in the city of Celaya, Guanajuato.
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Cops responded to reports of a shooting at 10pm in Azalea Street, on the corner of Fresno, El Sol Hidalgo reported.
Emergency services rushed to the scene after locals said that over 30 gunshots were heard.
Five wounded people were taken to the hospital.
According to local reports, 15 men stormed the hotel and the adjoining bar, firing multiple times.
The suspects reportedly set the venues on fire using Molotov cocktails before fleeing the scene.
Witnesses who managed to escape by hiding in the hotel said the attack only lasted a minute.
It currently remains unclear who was behind the attack.
The army, police and the National Guard attended the scene as well as the Secretary of Citizen Security of Celaya, Ignacio Rivera Peralta.
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Early Monday morning authorities found plastic bags containing three dismembered bodies alongside a note referring to organised crime groups, Telemundo reported.
The area is reportedly the territory of local gangs including the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
