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Mass Grave Discovered in Mexico

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Officials find 55 bodies in mine shaft.

More disturbing news out of Mexico: Authorities stumbled upon 55 bodies inside a mine ventilation shaft—believed to be a mass grave—in Taxco over the weekend. According to the Guerrero state attorney general's office, three of the bodies are mummified, and two are skeletal remains. State Attorney General Albertico Guinto Sierra has gathered families with missing loved ones to his office to begin the genetic testing process, in the hopes of matching identities to the bodies. Officials are continuing to search the mine for more hidden graves.

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