Mass shooting at Mexican pyramids

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2026-04-22

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(Photo via Getty Images)   The story 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. News headlines  Teotihuacán shooting leaves two dead and three wounded El País Canadian woman killed after gunman opens fire at Mexico's Teotihuacán The Guardian  Mexico shooting at Teotihuacan pyramids: First details on suspect as chilling Columbine link emerges Hindustan Times Key words and phrases wounded  injured, especially by something breaking your skin open fire start shooting chilling frightening or distressing Next  Try Our World in English - the best documentaries from the BBC in language you can understand. Try Beating Speaking Anxiety - a series to help you boost your speaking confidence.
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  • from BBC Learning English.

  • This is Learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines.

  • In this programme, mass shooting at ancient Mexican pyramids.

  • Hello, I'm Becca and I'm Phil.

  • In this programme, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.

  • You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode

  • as well as a worksheet on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.

  • So, let's hear more about this story.

  • 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.

  • While some concerns have been raised over the number of tourists likely to visit the country for this summer's

  • Football World Cup, attacks on tourists of this kind are very rare in the country.

  • Let's have our first headline.

  • This is from El País, a Spanish newspaper.

  • Two or two a can shooting leaves two dead and three wounded.

  • And that headline again from El País, a Spanish newspaper.

  • Two or two a can shooting leaves two dead and three wounded.

  • This headline refers to the numbers of deaths