The remains of at least 20 charred bodies have been found in a mass grave in the southern Mexican state of Guerro, after 43 students went missing following violent clashes with police last week.
Guerrero’s governor, Angel Aguirre, said the victims in the mass grave had been “savagely slaughtered”.
Tomás Zerón de Lucio, head of the criminal investigation agency at the attorney-general’s office, said “the Mexican state cannot allow such a repugnant act to go unpunished.”
“We want to stress emphatically that we will use all the forces at the state’s disposal to clarify this unfortunate incident,” he added.
The discovery comes after the 43 students went missing on 27 September, following a clash with police, which left 6 dead and more than 20 injured. Witnesses say the 43 students were bundled into vans by police.
However it is not yet clear whether the students are among the bodies found in the grave.
A total of 30 people, including at least 22 Iguala city police officers have been arrested over the killings so far.
Guerrero state prosecutor Inaky Blanco said his investigators had found that “elements of the municipal police are part of organised crime”.
Guerrero’s governor, Angel Aguirre, said the victims in the mass grave had been “savagely slaughtered”.
Tomás Zerón de Lucio, head of the criminal investigation agency at the attorney-general’s office, said “the Mexican state cannot allow such a repugnant act to go unpunished.”
“We want to stress emphatically that we will use all the forces at the state’s disposal to clarify this unfortunate incident,” he added.
The discovery comes after the 43 students went missing on 27 September, following a clash with police, which left 6 dead and more than 20 injured. Witnesses say the 43 students were bundled into vans by police.
However it is not yet clear whether the students are among the bodies found in the grave.
A total of 30 people, including at least 22 Iguala city police officers have been arrested over the killings so far.
Guerrero state prosecutor Inaky Blanco said his investigators had found that “elements of the municipal police are part of organised crime”.
