At least 15 people were killed when gunmen, presumably members of the Gulf cartel, coordinated attacks on five bars in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey, allegedly linked to the Cartel del Noreste, an splinter group from the Zetas cartel. It is uncertain how the new Mexican president will react to cartel violence after running a campaign emphasizing a reduction in military responses. 

Source: Latin American Herald Tribune – 15 Die in Attacks on Bars in Northern Mexican Industrial City