Mexico's Drug Cartel War -- News Updates August 25, 2010

72 Bodies Found On A Ranch In Mexico -- CNN

(CNN) -- The Mexican navy has discovered 72 bodies on a ranch in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, a statement released by the agency said.

The bodies of 58 men and 14 women were found above ground Tuesday on the ranch about 14 miles (22 kilometers) away from San Fernando, a city of about 25,000 off Mexico's gulf coast and about 100 miles south of the U.S. border. The navy called it one of the largest discoveries of bodies in Mexico's 4-year-old war on organized crime.

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Dozens of bodies found at Mexico ranch -- BBC
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Stray bullets from across border worry El Paso -- Dallas News
Texas slams Obama after Mexico border gun battles -- AFP
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83 Police Killed in Mexican Border City This Year -- Latin American Herald Tribune
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