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Mexico violence: Dozens of bodies uncovered in Acapulco | |
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At least 61 bodies have been found in an abandoned crematorium in the Mexican resort of Acapulco, officials say. | At least 61 bodies have been found in an abandoned crematorium in the Mexican resort of Acapulco, officials say. |
Local media report that neighbours became suspicious of the smell late on Thursday and called the police. | Local media report that neighbours became suspicious of the smell late on Thursday and called the police. |
The crematorium had lain abandoned for a year and none of the bodies had been burned, police officials said. | |
The crematorium is in the state of Guerrero, 200km (124 miles) from the town of Iguala where 43 students went missing in September. | |
It is not yet clear whether the bodies found on Friday were victims of organised crime or if the owners of the crematorium had simply abandoned the bodies. | |
Graphic photos of the scene show a pile of bodies wrapped in dirty sheets on the floor of the crematorium. Local media report that lime had been used over the bodies to try to disguise the smell. | |
"We can't say for now that there is an indication that organised crime participated in this but we can't rule it out," said Guerrero chief prosecutor Miguel Angel Godinez. | |
He told Radio Formula that experts were seeking to determine how long the bodies had been left inside the building. | |
Mr Godinez also said that some documents had been found in the property that "will allow us to conduct various lines of investigation". | |
He is expected to give more information at a press conference later this afternoon. |