Gunmen kill 8 in hail of bullets at Mexican strip bar in dispute over drug dealing

A forensic expert stands near the body of a man who was killed outside the Matehuala Men's Club where eight people were killed in an attack by gunmen in Monterrey, Mexico, early Tuesday Aug. 14, 2012. Four victims died at the scene of the attack late Monday, and four others died of their wounds at local hospitals. (AP Photo)

MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Suspected drug cartel gunmen stormed a strip bar and shot dead eight men in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey late on Monday in an apparent dispute over drug dealing.

Four victims died on site in the Matehuala bar, a well-known drinking and topless dancing venue in the city center, and four more died later in the hospital, officials said on Tuesday.

Six gunmen arrived in three vehicles, entered the bar and began shooting in the latest brutal incident in a wave of recent violence across Mexico that have been blamed on drug gangs.

Witnesses said the attackers identified themselves as members of the Gulf cartel, which operates in northeast Mexico, before they opened fire, Nuevo Leon public security spokesman Jorge Domene told local radio.

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