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Mexican Soldiers Arrested over Massacre of Asylum Seekers

HeadlineOct 04, 2024

Mexican authorities have arrested several soldiers involved in the fatal shooting Tuesday of six asylum seekers who were aboard a truck with over a dozen others when the soldiers opened fire. At least 10 people were injured. The group, many from Egypt, India and Pakistan, had recently crossed into the southern Mexican state of Chiapas from Guatemala. Mexico’s newly inaugurated President Claudia Sheinbaum condemned the attack as “deplorable” and called for an investigation. Mexican soldiers and police have been widely accused of human rights violations, including the massacre of asylum seekers, as Mexico collaborates with the Biden administration in a crackdown on people seeking refuge in the United States.

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