Family slain in Mexico

Mexico City: Gunmen have killed up to nine members of an American Mormon family, believed to be mainly children, in the latest massacre to afflict Mexico, family members said.

The victims belonged to the LeBaron family from a breakaway Mormon community that settled in the hills and plains of northern Mexico decades ago.

Two relatives, Alex and Julian LeBaron, said nine people had died, though a government source only confirmed five.

It was unclear what motivated the killings, which took place yesterday on a dirt road between Chihuahua and Sonora states, both bordering the United States.

A video posted on social media showed the charred and smoking remains of a vehicle riddled with bullet holes that was apparently carrying the victims when the attack happened. — Reuters