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Mexican authorities investigate vigilante killings of 5 in remote community
- Authorities believe residents of Llano Amarillo, Oaxaca, beat five people to death and burned their bodies, according to the state's prosecutor's office.
- Oaxaca state authorities found a burned vehicle containing the remains of five individuals while searching for missing persons in Llano Amarillo.
- The prosecutor's office reported that the five may have gone to collect a high-interest loan from a woman.
- Such vigilante killings reflect distrust of authorities and are linked to a lack of government presence, as noted in a 2019 report by the National Human Rights Commission.
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Mexican authorities investigate vigilante killings of 5 in remote community
Authorities believe residents of a remote community in the mountains of southern Mexico’s Oaxaca state beat five people to death and burned their bodies.
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Total News Sources13
Leaning Left7Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution64% Left
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- 64% of the sources lean Left
64% Left
L 64%
C 36%
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