The Mexican government announced that it will bolster security at tourist sites after a man opened fire on tourists at a set of pyramids just outside Mexico City, less than two months before the World Cup.
Monday’s shooting, carried out by a lone attacker atop one of the pyramids at Teotihuacán—a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of Mexico’s most visited tourist attractions—killed a Canadian tourist and injured a dozen others.
It also triggered, the following morning, a barrage of questions from reporters to President Claudia Sheinbaum regarding the security protocols her administration was implementing ahead of the World Cup, which Mexico will co-host with the United States and Canada this summer.
Located approximately one hour from Mexico City, Teotihuacán was slated to be a key destination for visitors during the tournament. Just days before the shooting, local lawmakers had even pushed for an initiative to revive an interactive nightly light show projected onto the pyramids for World Cup visitors, an attraction that had been suspended at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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