This is getting uglier by the minute. Not too long after Playa Del Carmen banned all future electronic music festivals - it seems that a drug cartel from Mexico has claimed responsibility for the gruesome attack. A photo uploaded by Semanario Playa News shows a blanket with some writing on it - a common way of sending mass messages by cartels across the … [Read more...]
Electronic Festivals Banned in Playa Del Carmen in Wake of BPM Shooting
The Mayor of Playa Del Carmen has banned all future electronic festivals in Playa Del Carmen following the tragic shooting at BPM Festival, where five people died and many more were injured. The ban encompasses any future festivals already planned, including the upcoming Arena Festival. "We want these types of events to go," Mayor Torres Gómez announced in a press conference. … [Read more...]
50 Shot Dead in Orlando Nightclub Shooting
Today, the deadliest mass-shooting in U.S. history took place. Early this morning at Pulse - an LGBT nightclub in Orlando, Florida - gunman Omar Mateen open fired on the unsuspecting crowd, killing 50 people and wounding at least 53 before being fatally shot by responding police. While details are still emerging, we do know that ISIS has claimed responsibility for the act via … [Read more...]