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| 17 bodies found dumped in ravine in Guerrero state |
| 2015-12-17 |
| Authorities have pulled 17 bodies from a ravine in southern Mexico after they were reportedly discovered by a man who travelled from the United States in search of a missing relative. "There were nine complete bodies and eight half-burned" in the 500-meter-deep canyon in the violent state of Guerrero, an official from the attorney general's office told AFP on condition of anonymity on Tuesday. The bodies were discovered between December 8 and 11 in the village of Chichihualco, whose population is known for its production of handmade footballs. The identities of the victims, and even their gender, are unknown. Officials also do not know how long ago they died. Across the region, clandestine graves are often found with one or several bodies inside, but this was a particularly grisly find. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #6 Mexican narco gangs do this to innocents to "heat up the plaza", which means go to the territory of rivals, execute a large number of innocents, then in come Mexican cops and soldiers, thus hurting movement and drug trade in the area. |
| Posted by: badanov 2015-12-17 20:20 |
| #5 Disappearing |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-12-17 14:12 |
| #4 "Friends and Family" consequences? A little too far south to be border hoppers. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-12-17 10:52 |
| #3 Migrants that missed their bus-fare payments? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2015-12-17 09:52 |
| #2 Interesting. I visited my son's in laws there two years ago. I saw soldiers driving around in trucks in full battle gear, but no actual violence. On the other hand, my daughter-in-law ' s nephew had been kidnapped a year earlier. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2015-12-17 09:22 |
| #1 lemmings? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-12-17 08:49 |