![Bar attack kills 5 in Mexican president's home state before independence salute]( "Bar attack kills 5 in Mexican president's home state before independence salute")
Five people were shot dead in a bar in the home state of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador a few hours before he was due to lead his first independence day celebrations on Sunday night. The killings were the latest reminder of the chronic security problems faced by Lopez Obrador, a veteran leftist who assumed the presidency in December pledging to bring down soaring levels of violence in Mexico. An hour before midnight, Lopez Obrador performed his first ‘Grito’ (Cry) as leader from the balcony of the presidential palace in the center of Mexico City, an event which commemorates the call to arms by rebel priest Miguel Hidalgo on Sept. 16, 1810 at the start of the country’s war of independence from Spain.
Source: yahoo.com/news
