A statement from Guerrero’s prosecutor’s office said Thursday that the bodies, including a decapitated one, were all male and were discovered in the Zitlala township.<\/p>\n
The corpses had “visible signs of torture,” the statement said, adding that forensic experts were sent to the region to examine the bodies.<\/p>\n
According to local police, some of the bodies had bullet wounds as well as injuries caused by a sharp weapon.<\/p>\n
The corpses were discovered on Wednesday, but the investigation was delayed until Thursday due to bad weather (\u2026)<\/p>\n
Back in September 2014, some 43 students also went missing after the gang-linked police attacked their buses and handed them over to members of a drug gang.<\/p>\n
Mexico officials say the members of the Guerreros Unidos drug cartel have confessed to killing the young men and burning their remains after receiving them from corrupt police officers.<\/p>\n
The case has sparked protests against President Enrique Pena Nieto’s administration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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