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New graves found in Mexico in hunt for missing students | New graves found in Mexico in hunt for missing students |
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People searching for 43 missing Mexican students say they have found new burial pits. | People searching for 43 missing Mexican students say they have found new burial pits. |
The 43 have been missing since they clashed with police almost three weeks ago in the town of Iguala. | The 43 have been missing since they clashed with police almost three weeks ago in the town of Iguala. |
Vigilantes who joined the search said they had found six new burial pits, at least two of which contained what they believe are human remains. | Vigilantes who joined the search said they had found six new burial pits, at least two of which contained what they believe are human remains. |
The search had been stepped up after forensic tests showed bodies found on 4 October were not those of the students. | The search had been stepped up after forensic tests showed bodies found on 4 October were not those of the students. |
Gruesome find | Gruesome find |
The latest burial pits were found by members of a group of vigilantes who had travelled to Iguala to help with the search. | The latest burial pits were found by members of a group of vigilantes who had travelled to Iguala to help with the search. |
They said they had found six pits, two of which looked freshly dug but had not been used yet. | They said they had found six pits, two of which looked freshly dug but had not been used yet. |
They searched three of the remaining four and said they found what looked like human remains, clothes and hair in two of them. | They searched three of the remaining four and said they found what looked like human remains, clothes and hair in two of them. |
If confirmed, this would bring the total number of mass graves found around Iguala since the students' disappearance to 19. | If confirmed, this would bring the total number of mass graves found around Iguala since the students' disappearance to 19. |
'No match' | 'No match' |
So far, forensic experts have only concluded tests on 28 bodies found on 4 October | So far, forensic experts have only concluded tests on 28 bodies found on 4 October |
They could not be matched with the DNA provided by the relatives of the students, raising questions as to who was in the mass grave. | They could not be matched with the DNA provided by the relatives of the students, raising questions as to who was in the mass grave. |
It is also not clear how long ago the grave may have been dug and by whom. | It is also not clear how long ago the grave may have been dug and by whom. |
About 50 people have been arrested in connection with the students' disappearance, with the vast majority being local police officers. | About 50 people have been arrested in connection with the students' disappearance, with the vast majority being local police officers. |
The officers are believed to have been working for a drugs gang, known as the Guerreros Unidos. | The officers are believed to have been working for a drugs gang, known as the Guerreros Unidos. |
The missing students all attended a teacher training college in Ayotzinapa. | |
The college has a history of left-wing activism but it is not clear whether the students were targeted for their political beliefs. | The college has a history of left-wing activism but it is not clear whether the students were targeted for their political beliefs. |
They disappeared after clashes with the police on 26 September in which six people died. Eyewitnesses reported seeing them being bundled into police vans. | They disappeared after clashes with the police on 26 September in which six people died. Eyewitnesses reported seeing them being bundled into police vans. |
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