Grisly Mexican gang battle near U.S. border leaves 21 dead
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-violence/mexico-finds-20-bodies-17-of-them-burned-near-u-s-border-idUSKCN1P40KK
REYNOSA, Mexico (Reuters) - The charred remains of 21 people killed in a suspected gang battle have been found in a Mexican border town, just over the river from where U.S. President Donald Trump was seeking to win support on Thursday for his plan to build a border wall.
Officials in the notoriously violent border state of Tamaulipas said they were investigating the incident, which took place in Ciudad Miguel Aleman, after discovering the bodies on Wednesday. Seventeen of the bodies were burned.
Photos shared with Reuters by a state official show the deceased scattered along a dirt track in scrubland, alongside burned-out vehicles.
