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| Newly Discovered Mass Grave Linked to Missing Mexican Students |
| 2014-10-06 |
| [TIME] A mass grave with an unconfirmed number of bodies was discovered in a part of Mexico near to where 43 college students were kidnapped, authorities announced Saturday night. Guerrero State Attorney General Iñaky Blanco said there was a connection between the burial site and the students' disappearance from a teachers' college the previous weekend, the Wall Street Journal reports. However, a good lie finds more believers than a bad truth... Blanco said it would be "irresponsible" without DNA tests to confirm that the bodies were the missing students. Mexico's Proceso, citing anonymous sources, reported that 20 bodies had been discovered. The News Agency that Dare Not be Named reports that six pits had been discovered but did not report a body count. The students disappeared after clashing with police during a protest that turned violent. Officials have detained 30 people, including 22 coppers, in the case. Blanco said that a small-time Mister Big organization, Los Guerreros Unidos, was connected with the violence and the disappearances. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Didn't need it to read it. To elaborate, Mexico doesn't get bombed because there's this little thing called the "Hispanic vote." |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-10-06 15:19 |
| #3 Ooops. Forgot the question mark. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-10-06 12:56 |
| #2 It's not the oil. It's the votes. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-10-06 10:58 |
| #1 Why nobody is eager to bomb Mexico---they have oil. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-10-06 02:47 |