Grenade attack in Mexico kills 1, wounds 3

Grenade attack in Mexico kills 1, wounds 3

VERACRUZ, Mexico — A grenade blast has killed one man and wounded a woman and two children in Mexico's Gulf coast city of Veracruz.

The office of Veracruz state Gov. Javier Duarte says gunmen fleeing police tossed the grenade from their car onto a street on the outskirts of the city.

The statement did not give the age of the children or their condition.

The blast occurred Sunday in an area frequented by tourists.

Mexico's drug gangs sometimes use hand grenades to attack police and civilians, and such gangs have been active in Veracruz.

Also in Veracruz, the navy reported Sunday that four of its personnel appeared to have been kidnapped by drug gangs.

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