Chilpancingo, Mexico:
The our bodies of 11 individuals, together with two girls and two minors, have been discovered deserted in a pickup truck in a southern Mexican metropolis affected by felony violence, authorities stated Thursday.
The state prosecutor’s workplace stated it had opened a homicide investigation after the grisly discovery in Chilpancingo, whose mayor was beheaded final month lower than every week after taking workplace.
Town is the capital of the southern state of Guerrero, which has endured years of bloodshed linked to turf wars between drug cartels.
Authorities stated final week that they have been investigating the disappearance of 17 individuals, together with 5 minors, in the identical area, nevertheless it was not instantly clear if the 2 instances have been linked.
The truck containing the our bodies was discovered on a freeway to Acapulco, the previous beachside playground of the wealthy and well-known now blighted by felony violence.
It comes days after gunmen killed 5 members of the identical household in a suburb of Acapulco.
Spiraling violence, a lot of it linked to drug trafficking and gangs, has seen greater than 450,000 individuals murdered in Mexico since 2006.
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