MONTERREY, Mex. -- Masked gunmen opened fire and tossed a grenade at a Mexican television station during its newscast Tuesday night.
The two news anchors asked for help from police on the air. It was a stark warning from drug gangs about the station's drug coverage.
No injuries were reported, but it was the latest in a series of attacks on journalists covering drug cartels in Mexico.
Witnesses say the masked gunmen arrived in two pickup trucks and opened fire during the station's evening newscast. There was a message left outside the station saying "Stop reporting only about us; also report about the narco-officials. This is a warning".
In 2008, more than 5,000 people died in Mexico in drug-related killings.
