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January 27, 2021

19 Shot and Burned Bodies Found Near U.S.-Mexico Border; Victims Could Be Teenage Asylum Seekers
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Mexican authorities have launched an investigation after 19 bodies were
found shot and burned over the weekend in a town near the U.S.-Mexico
border. Relatives of asylum seekers from Guatemala say they believe 13
of the dead could be their loved ones and include teenagers who were
trying to reach the U.S.


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