Collateral Damage: Drug shootout mars religious festival in Mexico

More on the Virgin of Guadalupe massacre in Tecalitán. This more than "mars" the fiesta and the people of Tecalitán. 

Drug shootout mars religious festival in Mexico | Reuters: "Suspected drug cartel gunmen attacked each other during annual religious celebrations in a small Mexican town, killing 11 people and wounding 22 others, local authorities said on Saturday.

The rival gangs shot machine guns into the packed central square of Tecalitlan late Friday night and wreaked havoc on the festival in honor of the Virgin of Guadalupe, one of Mexico's most cherished national and religious symbols." Dec. 12, 2010