Mass shooting at Mexican pyramids

About this episode

The episode discusses a mass shooting at the Teotihuacan pyramids in Mexico, where one person was killed and several others injured.

A lone gunman attacked tourists at Mexico's historic Teotihuacan pyramids. One person was killed and at least 13 people were injured. The shooter then killed himself. Teotihuacan is a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the most visited tourist attractions in the country. The attacker has been named as 27-year-old Julio Cesar Jasso Ramirez. On 20th April 1999, 13 people were killed in an attack at Columbine High School in Colorado. It has been suggested that Ramirez was inspired by this attack. Learn about the news in a level of English you can understand with Becca and Phil. Get a free worksheet for this episode here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2026/260422 Learn about all our podcasts here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/podcasts

People in this episode

Hosts: Becca, Phil

Topics covered

• mass shooting
• Teotihuacan
• tourism
• UNESCO World Heritage
• violence
• news in English

Keywords

• mass shooting
• Teotihuacan
• Mexico
• Julio Cesar Jasso Ramirez
• Columbine High School
• UNESCO
• tourists

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Teotihuacan, Mexico

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