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February 3, 2021

Mexican Police Officers Arrested over Massacre of 19 People on U.S.-Mexico Border
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A dozen Mexican state police officers have been arrested for their
possible involvement in the massacre of 19 people in the northern state
of Tamaulipas. The officers face homicide charges. The 19 bodies were
found shot and charred in a town near the U.S.-Mexico border in January.
Relatives of asylum seekers from Guatemala say they believe some of the
dead could be their loved ones, including teenagers who were trying to
reach the U.S. Only four bodies have been identified. Two were
Guatemalan, and two were Mexican.


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