- Title: Bodies found hanging from bridge in Mexico; gang violence blamed
- Date: 18th November 2021
- Summary: TIPAZA, ALGERIA (RECENT - NOVEMBER 2, 2021) (REUTERS) ORCHARD ON THE HILLS OF TIPAZA COWS IN SHED COWS EATING WORKER CLEANING COWSHED VARIOUS OF COWS EATING DAIRY COWS BREEDER, ABDELKADER BOUCHIREB, WIPING COW VARIOUS OF BOUCHIREB FIXING ELECTRIC MILKING MACHINE ON COW VARIOUS OF ELECTRIC MILKING MACHINE (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) ALGERIAN DAIRY COWS BREEDER, ABDELKADER BOUCHIRE
- Embargoed: 2nd December 2021 19:49
- Keywords: Mexico National Guard Zacatecas crime gang violence violence
- Location: CIUDAD CUAUHTEMOC, ZACATECAS, MEXICO
- City: CIUDAD CUAUHTEMOC, ZACATECAS, MEXICO
- Country: Mexico
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Crime,South America / Central America
- Reuters ID: LVA001F44MREV
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
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The bodies of 10 people were found in the central Mexican state of Zacatecas on Thursday, nine of them hanging from a bridge, in apparent gang-related killings, according to local officials.
The tenth body was found on a nearby highway, according to an official from the state ministry of public security who declined to be named.
The corpses were found in the area of Cuauhtemoc municipality, the state government said in a statement.
The killings were likely linked to a dispute between criminal gangs that operate in the area, the official said.
The local government assured an "intense investigation" was ongoing.
Gang-related violence in some parts of Mexico has intensified recently, including in the popular tourist zones of Quintana Roo state.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday (Nov. 17) that National Guard troops will be permanently deployed to Cancun and the surrounding areas following an uptick in violent incidents, including the deaths of two tourists in the resort of Tulum who were caught in gang crossfire.
As of September, 21,495 people had died from gang-related violence this year, an average of almost 2,400 per month, according to the government.
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