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50 bodies unearthed from Mexican mass grave
GUADALAJARA, Mexico, Dec 15, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – The bodies of at least 50
people have been unearthed from a mass grave at a farm outside Mexico’s
western city of Guadalajara, local authorities said.
The grim site was discovered just over three weeks ago in Jalisco — a
state hard-hit by violence linked to organized crime.
The local prosecutor’s office said Saturday 13 of the dead — 12 men and a
woman — have been identified and the remains given to their families.
The process of identifying more of the victims and how they died will
continue, it added.
A mass grave with 34 bodies was discovered in a suburb of Guadalajara on
September 3, while another was found nearby in May with the remains of 30
people.
Nearly 2,500 murders were reported between January and November in Jalisco
— where the powerful Jalisco Nueva Generacion cartel is based — state
authorities have said.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1234 hrs