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Mexico finds 28 more bodies in border pits

The Columbian
Published: April 12, 2011, 12:00am

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s attorney general says a total of 116 bodies have been recovered from pits near the U.S. border. That is 28 more than previously reported.

Attorney General Marisela Morales says a total of 17 suspects have been detained in relation to the killings in the northern state of Tamaulipas.

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