Wave of violence erupts in Salamanca amid cartel war

Twelve people were killed in a horrific series of orchestrated attacks in Salamanca, a city plagued by ongoing violence, as reported by authorities in Guanajuato, Mexico.

The victims were discovered across the city on Thursday, some next to a banner allegedly left by a drug cartel. This massacre follows an earlier attack on a drug rehabilitation center, where gunmen killed four people and injured two earlier this week.

The state of Guanajuato, long embroiled in a bloody battle between rival cartels, remains the deadliest in Mexico. Despite efforts by local and national security forces, this brutality underlines the ongoing struggle for control in Salamanca.

(With input from agencies.)