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| Date | 20 June 2008 |
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| Time | 18:00 CDT (UTC-5) |
| Location | Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Coordinates | 19°30′00″N 99°05′19″E / 19.50000°N 99.08861°E |
| Cause | Stampede occurred after a police raid |
| Deaths | 12 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 16 |
The New's Divine nightclub tragedy occurred in a discotheque bar located in the Gustavo A. Madero borough of Mexico City, where on the evening of 20 June 2008, according to the official version of the authorities, a human stampede took place in which nine assistants and three police officers died and sixteen others were seriously injured.
Background
editThe New's Divine nightclub was located along Ing. Eduardo Molina Avenue in Gustavo A. Madero. It opened in 1996 and operated under the names Bingos and La Rocka, and in 2005 it was renamed New's Divine. Its owner was Alfredo Maya Ortiz. The business was authorized to allow minors during the afternoons and it was licensed to sell alcoholic beverages during the evening as long as they were not sold to minors.[1] Neighbors reported that alcohol and drugs were being sold to minors inside the facility.[2]
Raid
editOn 20 June 2008 at approximately 18:00 CDT (UTC-5), 200 elements of the Secretariat of Public Security of the Federal District under the command of Guillermo Zayas González were deployed to conduct a police search of the premises and those inside the New's Divine nightclub. According to the official version, bar personnel announced over the loudspeakers that the police were present and that the public had to evacuate which panicked the assistants and attempted to leave the facility. An order was issued not to allow participants to leave, forcing numerous people to crowd near the single exit. The assistants and police officers inside the building began to suffocate from a lack of air and compressions induced by the pressing and shoving. Nine attendees between the ages of 13 and 29 died at the scene, along with three officers. However, witnesses at the scene reported that, after the evacuation announcement was made, the attendees were departing due to the announced instructions. Nonetheless, when cops started deploying tear gas and beating the crowd to restrain them, they panicked and gathered at the exit. Officers outside began letting attendees out and arresting them regardless of their medical condition. They were loaded onto police and city transit buses; several female teenagers testified that they were sexually abused and photographed naked.[3][4][5][6]
Arrests
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References
edit- ^ Bolaños, Claudia (22 June 2008). "News Divine, un antro que operaba desde 1996" [News Divine, a club that operated since 1996]. El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "New's Divine: Qué pasó realmente ese 20 de Junio de 2008" [New's Divine: What Really Happened on 20 June 2008]. 24Morelos (in Spanish). 18 November 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Granados, Omar (20 June 2012). "A 4 años de la tragedia en News Divine: La versión de los papás de las víctimas" [4 years after the News Divine tragedy: The victims' parents' version of events]. Animal Político (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Ruiz, Kevin (20 June 2023). "Se cumplen 15 años de la tragedia del New's Divine ¿Qué fue lo que pasó?" [15 years after the New's Divine tragedy What happened?]. El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "El caso New's Divine cumple cinco años sin altos funcionarios sancionados" [New's Divine case completes five years with no senior officials sanctioned]. Expansión (in Spanish). 19 June 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "New's Divine: Qué pasó realmente ese 20 de Junio de 2008" [New's Divine: What really happened that 20 June 2008]. 24 Morelos (in Spanish). 18 November 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
External links
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- Tragedia en News Divine. Video sin editar en YouTube
- News Divine en el semanario Proceso
- Página oficial de Voces de Justicia y No + Impunidad: New's Divine
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Category:2008 disasters in Mexico Category:Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City Category:History of Mexico City Category:Human stampedes in 2008