Mexico City, Jul 2: Gunmen burst into an unregistered drug rehabilitation centre in Mexico and opened fire on Wednesday, killing 24 people and wounding seven.

Police in the north-central state of Guanajuato said the attack occurred on Wednesday in the city of Irapuato. Three of the seven wounded were in serious condition.

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Apparently the attackers shot everyone at the rehab centre; state police said nobody was abducted. Guanajuato is the scene of a bloody turf battle between the Jalisco cartel and a local gang, and the state has become the most violent in Mexico.

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No motive was given in the attack, but Gov. Diego Sinhue said drug gangs appear to have been involved.

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