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Mass Grave Toll Grows in Mexico

HeadlineApr 13, 2011

The toll of murder victims buried in a number of mass graves in northern Mexico has risen, with fears of many more dead. Mexican authorities say the Zeta cartel murdered and buried 116 people in a northeastern state roughly 100 miles south of the Texas border. Mexican media reports 128 bodies have been found, and local residents say the real death toll is much higher.

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