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Mexico

12 bodies found in secret graves

Authorities have unearthed 12 bodies in clandestine graves in Mexico's violence-plagued southern state of Guerrero, officials said on Wednesday. The pits were found on a mountain in a region where drug cartels have been fighting over control of criminal operations. Drug cartels have been burying their victims in hidden graves across the country for years, and authorities regularly find human remains.