2 likely bystanders among 6 slain at Mexican store

MONTERREY, Mexico — Authorities say gunmen looking to settle a drug gang dispute blitzed a corner store in northeast Mexico, killing six people, including two apparent bystanders.

Monterrey public security spokesman Jorge Domene says four of the victims in the daylight attack were believed to have been selling drugs from the store in the industrial city.

He said two other unidentified victims were likely bystanders who were in the store Monday when the gunmen got out of an SUV and attacked.

Domene also confirmed that the killing of three brothers at a taco stall in Monterrey was likely linked to a rivalry between drug gangs.

Drug cartel turf battles have left more than 30,000 people dead since December 2006.