'We were terrified, we ran, there were fires all around us... I began filming so I could send to my family if I was going to die': Tourists describe their horror as they are caught up in Mexican cartel violence

'We were terrified, we ran, there were fires all around us... I began filming so I could send to my family if I was going to die': Tourists describe their horror as they are caught up in Mexican cartel violence


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