Current location:politics >>
Mariachis. A flame
politics58People have gathered around
IntroductionMORELIA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s often violent disputes between street performers reached a new level ...
MORELIA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s often violent disputes between street performers reached a new level this week when a group of guitar-toting mariachis attacked a flame-swallower.
What happened next was, perhaps, predictable.
According to security camera footage obtained by The Associated Press, the mariachis in their white jackets at first seemed to be winning, punching the flame-swallower to the ground and kicking him on the sidewalk in front of a taco restaurant named Hell.
The video then shows the mariachis — some with clothing in flames — running away. The flame-swallower had doused them with flammable liquid from a small can and set them alight. The mariachis quickly shed their clothes or extinguished the flames. None returned to the fight.
Because competition for tips in Mexico is so fierce, performers and windshield washers often stake out and defend lucrative street corners. Street vendor groups in Mexico City often square off with cudgels and sometimes guns over territory.
It is not clear how Sunday’s dispute began in the city of Morelia west of the capital. Police said in a statement that nobody was arrested and only the flame-swallower had to be treated at a hospital.
Police said he told them he had argued with the mariachis, who then attacked him.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Worldly Web news portal”。http://spain.gigirondeau.com/content-67a899079.html
Related articles
Scheffler back to work at Colonial and Stricker returns to Senior PGA in Michigan
politicsPGA TOURCHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGESite: Fort Worth, Texas.Course: Colonial CC. Yardage: 7,289. Par: 70 ...
【politics】
Read moreCeltic closes in on Scottish league title by beating Rangers 2
politicsGLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Celtic is on the cusp of a third straight Scottish league title.A 2-1 victo ...
【politics】
Read moreNorth Korean leader Kim supervises latest test of new multiple rocket launcher
politicsSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised another test firing of a new mu ...
【politics】
Read more
Popular articles
- US defender John Brooks to leave German club Hoffenheim
- Blues hold on to beat the Hurricanes 31
- Hino truck owners in line for one
- Inside Charles Spencer's bitter feud with the royals over Princess Diana
- Russia begins nuclear drills in an apparent warning to West over Ukraine
- North Korean leader Kim supervises latest test of new multiple rocket launcher
Latest articles
Russia begins nuclear drills in an apparent warning to West over Ukraine
I tried out a Kim Kardashian
Gastronomy festival on Seine marks 60th anniversary of China
US says Israel’s use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete
Adela Cernousek of Texas A&M wins NCAA individual golf title for first collegiate win
Honolulu agrees to 4
LINKS
- China's political advisors discuss foundations of food security
- Xi Jinping's Selected Works Published in 7 Ethnic Minority Languages
- Prehistoric reptile fossil found in China's Three Gorges area
- Highlights of women's artistic gymnastics qualification at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
- Snowfall in Beijing causes flight, train delays and personal injury
- New Edition of Study Outline on Xi Jinping's Thinking on Strengthening Military Published
- Xi Focus: Key Takeaways from Xi's Diplomacy at Chengdu FISU World University Games
- Tunisia implements visa
- Domestic travel agencies suspend all tours to Israel
- Chinese embassies, consulates to offer temporary visa discounts