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February 21, 2023

17 Asylum Seekers Killed as Bus Crashes in Southern Mexico 
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In Mexico, at least 17 asylum seekers were killed in a bus crash in the
state of Puebla Sunday afternoon. Most of them came from Venezuela,
Colombia and Central America. The bus was carrying 45 passengers when it
turned over on the highway as it headed north toward Mexico City. This
comes just days after a bus carrying 66 U.S.-bound migrants plunged off
a cliff in Panama last week, killing at least 39 people, including
children.


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