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| Death in Durango: Toll in Mass Graves Rises to 238 |
| 2011-06-13 |
| For a map, click here. For a map of Durango, click here. Two more bodies were exhumed in Durango, Durango leaving a death toll total of 238, according to Mexican news accounts. Durango authorities with the help of military units have been excavating seven gravesites around Durango city since April. The latest two came from an area near the intersection of calles Teresa de Calcuta and Jorge Rivero in the Valle del Guadiana colony. Reports say 26 bodies have been so far exhumed from the site. The murders appear to be from the usual Mexican organized crime activities such as extortion, kidnapping and have taken place over the last four years. Officials with the Durango Procuradora General de Estado (PGE) said Friday that 96 victims have been identified so far and moved to marked graves, while 139 remain unidentified at the state forensic service facilities. To read the last Rantburg report on the Durnago, Durango mass grave, click here. |
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