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Mexico seeks 57 missing after weekend violence

ACAPULCO - Authorities were searching Monday for 57 students reported missing after weekend violence left at least six people dead and 25 wounded in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero.

 

Twenty-two police officers from the city of Iguala were detained in connection with the incidents, Guerrero state prosecutor Inaky Blanco said. He said they denied responsibility but several had been identified by students.

 

Iguala Mayor Jose Luis Abarca Velazquez and his public safety secretary were being summoned to appear before authorities, Blanco added.

 


פרסום ראשון: 09.30.14, 08:14