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Two are dead and a number of other others are injured within the shootout (Picture: REUTERS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A gunman opened fire on tourists gathered to go to Mexico\u2019s Teotihuacan \u2060pyramid.<\/p>\n

He shot a \u200cCanadian woman dead and injured several others \u200bbefore killing himself, police said.<\/p>\n

At the least six people were injured, 4 by gunfire and two by falling, the State of Mexico said.<\/p>\n

Mexico\u2019s security cabinet \u200bsaid the injured \u200bpeople were receiving medical care.<\/p>\n

They announced they’ve seized a firearm, a bladed weapon and live ammunition from the historic site.<\/p>\n

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A drone view shows Mexican authorities working on the scene where a person shot dead a Canadian woman and injured several others (Picture: REUTERS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A shooter opened fire on tourists at Mexico’s Pyramids of Teotihuac\u00e1n, killing a Canadian woman and injuring several others. pic.twitter.com\/6EDMUbuewE<\/a><\/p>\n

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Videos on social media shows terrified tourists fleeing the world as gunfire rings out.<\/p>\n

The suspected gunman, in a plaid shirt, is seen at the highest of the pyramid brandishing a knife.<\/p>\n

American Tim Chung was on the Teotihuac\u00e1n \u2060pyramids with a tour group when the incident occurred.<\/p>\n

\u2018Hastily I see a man fall off one in all the viewing platforms after which I heard a shot and one other person fall off after which I knew something bad was happening and heard screams,\u2019 Chung told NBC News.<\/p>\n

He said everyone in his tour group is secure but described the event as \u2018unbelievably sad.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Cops and forensic experts secure the world where a shooting occurred on the Teotihuacan archaeological site in Mexico
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says authorities from federal, state and native agencies are responding to the matter.<\/p>\n

\u2018What happened today in Teotihuac\u00e1n deeply hurts us. I express my most sincere solidarity with the people affected and their families. We’re involved with the Canadian embassy,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

The \u200bpre-Hispanic \u200bcity \u2060was one of the crucial necessary \u200bcultural centres in \u200bMesoamerica.<\/p>\n

At its peak, Teotihuac\u00e1n was one in all the biggest cities on the planet with population of around 200,000.<\/p>\n

Its name comes from the later Aztecs and roughly means \u2018the place where gods were created.\u2019 By the point the Aztecs discovered it, the town had already been abandoned for hundreds of years. <\/p>\n

Its sudden collapse remains to be one in all the most important unsolved mysteries of ancient history.<\/p>\n

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