TOLUCA, Mexico—Masked gunmen set fire to a public market in the central Mexican city of Toluca on Monday, killing nine people, authorities said.
Prosecutors said the attackers arrived, opened fire, and then doused part of the market with a flammable substance before setting it on fire and fleeing. They said three of the dead appeared to be under 18, but identifications were still pending.
A statement said prosecutors were investigating private security guards for abandoning their posts at the time of the attack.
No one claimed responsibility for the attack in Toluca, about 60 kilometers (40 miles) west of Mexico City. Toluca, the capital of the State of Mexico, is a city of almost a million inhabitants and is considered part of the capital’s metropolitan area, with some residents commuting to the capital to work….