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| Death in Durango: Toll in Mass Graves Rises to 247 |
| 2011-06-19 |
| For a map, click here. For a map of Durango, click here. To read the last rantburg report on the Durango city mass graves, click here Four more bodies were exhumed in Durango, Durango bringing the death toll in Durango city to 247, according to Mexican news reports. All four were unearthed in Valle de Guardiana colony in the city by an army unit. Reports say only three individuals have been positively identified out of the 247 dead found so far. Previous reports said 96 victims had been identified, likely with a DNA profile only. A total of seven gravesites have been found since April when the first of the graves were discovered. Excavations of Valle de Guardiana colony continue. |
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