Five of a family killed in Mexico drug war.

Mexico City, Oct 7 (IANS/NYT) Gunmen murdered five members of a family in Mexico City, in what may have been a 'settling of scores' between rival drug traffickers, a senior official has said.

'Some indications have been found inside the residence that point to an issue related to 'narco-retailing'. They tell us of possible direct revenge against this family,' district attorney Miguel Angel Mancera said.

The gunmen murdered Clemente Sanchez Salinas, a 51-year-old seller of bags and raincoats, and took the other four people in a vehicle, which was later found with the bodies of three men and a woman, the district attorney said.

Those people were apparently a group of drug dealers who owed money to others and 'this is how these people respond', he said. 'These are the consequences of drug dealing.'