A Molotov cocktail attack on La Palapita restaurant in Cancún prompted mass evacuations. Authorities link the arson to organized extortion in the city.
In the early hours of Sunday morning, chaos erupted in Cancún’s Cielo Nuevo neighborhood when the popular restaurant La Palapita was set ablaze in a suspected extortion-related attack. The blaze, ignited by Molotov cocktails thrown from a motorcycle, forced the evacuation of over 20 families living nearby and triggered an immediate emergency response.
The restaurant, located on Arco Norte Avenue in Superblock . . .
