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October 22, 2014

Mexico: Global Day of Action Held for 43 Missing Students; Soldiers Accused of Executing 15 People 
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People around the world are joining an international day of action today
over the disappearance of 43 students ambushed by police in the Mexican
state of Guerrero. The Mexican government has offered rewards for
information on the students who have been missing for over three weeks.
In a separate case, Mexico's Human Rights Commission has concluded
soldiers carried out a mass execution and attempted to cover it up. The
Mexican army claimed it killed 22 suspected gang members in a shootout
last summer in the state of Mexico. But the commission found 15 people
were likely executed, a number of them lined up and shot. Three soldiers
are facing murder charges.

 

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