Tamaulipas Prosecutor's Office investigates the discovery of charred bodies

(CNN Spanish) -

The Attorney General's Office of the Mexican State of Tamaulipas reported this Saturday through a statement that an investigation for homicide was opened, after the discovery of bodies and charred vehicles in the Santa Anita town of the Camargo municipality.

In the extension of the report, it is detailed that in a pick-up car “there were two bodies in the cabin, another body on one side of the door on the pilot's side, one more on the side of the passenger's door and 15 in the car box. vehicle".

According to the statement, it is established that the deaths were caused by firearm projectiles and then the bodies were set on fire, due to the absence of casings at the scene, it is presumed that the shots were fired in another sector.

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The Ministry of Public Security was alerted to what happened on the afternoon of January 22 by a citizen's report, the statement cites.

For its part, the Guatemalan Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this Sunday that its diplomatic authorities coordinate with the Mexican authorities to verify whether there were Guatemalan nationals among the victims.