Seven die in shootout at Mexican cemetery

Monterrey: Seven people were killed and 17 wounded in a shootout at a cemetery in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila, said authorities.

The shootout occurred at 4.20 p.m. Monday at the Panteon del Tiempo cemetery in San Pedro de las Colonias, a city located east of Torreon, state security spokesman Sergio Sisbeles told EFE.

Gunmen riding three vehicles opened fire from outside the grounds on people attending the burial of Ricardo Valdes Bolivar, who was murdered Saturday, the spokesman said.

Valdes Bolivar's associates returned fire, Sisbeles said.

The 27-year-old Valdes Bolivar was gunned down in Tacubaya and a message from a drug cartel was left with his body.