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| Death in Durango: 10 more dead found, death toll rises to 290 |
| 2011-12-20 |
| For a map, click here. For a map of Durango state, click here. Data at Rantburg shows the total dead found in Durango since April, 2011 to be 290. El Universal says it's 290. Proceso says it's 282. All Mexican outlets (and Rantburg.com, for that matter) agree these graves are the worst mass murder in modern Mexican history. Ten more dead bodies were exhumed Monday in Durango city, bringing the total dead found since April, 2011 to 290, according to Mexican news sources. The dead were found on Cristobal Colon ejido in Durango city. The Durango state attorney general could give no other details. When the first of the discoveries were made, the state forensics unit rented a truck trailer for the additional dead to be stored since its own facilities were not adequate. Since the last find last November, it was reported that of the 290 dead found so far, only 25 have been identified and claimed by relatives. Proceso reported Monday that the murders were probably committed by Sinaloa Cartel operatives in the normal course of organized crime business. Many of the dead found since April 2011, were killed as far back as 2004. |
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