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38 Bodies Found in Mexico Mass Graves

   VOA News 24 July 2010

   Mexican authorities have found the remains of 38 people in a series of
   hidden mass graves in northern Mexico.
   Investigators  say  the  bodies  were  found scattered in an area just
   outside of Monterrey in Nuevo León state.
   More  equipment  is  being  brought  in to search the grounds for more
   remains.
   Authorities say they will have to use forensic testing to identify the
   bodies, most of which were males.
   Officials  suspect  the site where the bodies were found may have been
   used by drug cartels in the country's long-running drug war.
   At least 23,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence since
   Mexican  President  Felipe Calderon began cracking down on the cartels
   in 2006. Thousands of troops have been deployed across Mexico to fight
   the drug gangs.

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   Some information for this report was provided by AP.

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