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October 6, 2014

Mass Grave Said to Contain Bodies of Missing Mexican Students; Local Officers Accused 
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A mass grave has been discovered in the Mexican state of Guerrero with
at least 34 bodies inside. Authorities say they are checking if they are
among a group of more than 40 students missing for over a week following
an alleged police ambush. Witnesses say both police and unknown gunmen
attacked buses carrying students from a rural teacher's college and
players from a soccer club. Around six people were killed in the initial
attack, with survivors allegedly loaded into police vehicles. Around 30
people have been detained in the case, including 22 officers.
Prosecutors say they conspired with gang members to kill the students
after a wave of protests. On Sunday, hundreds of students blocked a
major highway in Guerrero in protest of alleged government complicity
and calling for their colleagues to be released alive.

 

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