The shock over the machete and explosive attack at a school in Mexico in which the vice principal died, and for which two brothers, former students, are being charged

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The deputy director of the school died in the attack and four people were injured. Author, Editorial staffAuthor's title, BBC News MundoPublication date 9 minutesReading time: 3 min "We've come for all the women." With this shout, two 18-year-old brothers entered the facilities of a school in the Mexican town of Torreón, in the state of Coahuila, this Thursday, killed a woman and left at least four people injured. According to the state prosecutor's office, Nery Edith Nevárez González, deputy director of the educational institution, died in the attack carried out with bladed weapons and explosives. According to witnesses who spoke to local media, the young men entered school number 13 in the afternoon and first attacked staff and then students. The authorities stated that the two suspects were former students of the school. The state prosecutor, Federico Fernández, said that the first indications about the motives for the attack point to a possible personal revenge against the school. Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Attacks inside schools are not very common in Mexico. "They are pseudo-fanatics of characters who have committed similar acts in other latitudes, attacks on schools and universities," Fernández said during a press conference. Although Mexico has a constant level of violence associated with the presence of drug trafficking, this type of attack on schools — seen in other countries such as the U.S. — is not frequent. Skip Most read and continue readingMost readEnd of Most read The most recent of this kind occurred last March, when a young man attacked a school in the state of Michoacán, where a teacher died and two other people were injured. Dozens of people gathered on Thursday night to pay tribute to Nevárez outside the school. Explosions and knives According to testimony given by several witnesses to local media, the attack began in the afternoon, while the school day was still underway. According to the accounts, one of the attackers shouted: "First warning, we're coming for all the women," and then both proceeded to detonate explosives that caused panic at the scene. Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The authorities say the attack was an act of revenge against the school. "We ran out to lock ourselves in the classrooms and then we put chairs against the doors so they couldn't get in," one of the students told the newspaper El Universal. Then a series of machete attacks took place, including against the deputy director and one of the teachers. It is known that another of the injured is a student. Upon hearing the explosions, neighbors of the school approached the institution and tried to subdue the attackers. "We chased them through these hallways. People were hitting them. They were carrying machetes, knives, and they were two young boys. They're from La Unión, from right here," recounted María Guadalupe Altamira, a neighbor of the area. Shortly after, security forces arrived and proceeded to arrest the minors and attend to the victims of the attack. According to the prosecutor's office, it is being investigated whether the attackers belong to a supposed network seeking to carry out similar attacks. Download the new BBC World Service app. Choose BBC News Mundo and receive news alerts, documentaries and analysis, all in one place. Important: the new app is not available in the United Kingdom or the United States. You can also follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X and our WhatsApp channel. And don't forget to subscribe here to our newsletter to receive a special selection of our best content every Friday. Discover moreSkip Video and continueVideoEnd of Video