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Monday, April 11, 2011

MEXICAN MADNESS: 13 BODIES FOUND IN MASS GRAVE

MURDER and mayhem go hand in hand in Mexico, but even cops are appalled by the rapid rise in mass graves after another 13 bodies were found buried in the north east of the country.
The grisly find which takes this year's body count up to 72 murders, was made by cops looking into passenger kidnappings from a bus last March.
Their investigation into that shocking incident when more than 70
immigrants were found dead led them to San Fernando in the north east of the country - a known stronghold of the notorious Zetas Cartel.
The deadly drug gang were blamed for that incident last year, when officers managed to rescue five hostages and arrest 11 for the bloody slay. 
Speaking out against the latest killings, Mexican President Felipe Calderon said, “These reprehensible acts underline the cowardice and the total lack of scruples of the criminal organizations, which generate violence in our country, and especially in the state of Tamaulipas.”
But he was criticized by  Amnesty International for his government’s inability to protect its citizens and implored them to complete its investigation.
Rupert Knox, Amnesty’s researcher on Mexico, said, “All too often, such human rights crimes have gone unpunished, leaving criminal gangs and officials acting in collusion with them free to target vulnerable communities, such as irregular migrants.”

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