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| Mexico police find 17 bodies in a well | Mexico police find 17 bodies in a well |
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| Police have pulled 17 bodies from a well in northern Mexico, with 14 of them identified as members of a band of musicians kidnapped by gunmen last week, an official said. | Police have pulled 17 bodies from a well in northern Mexico, with 14 of them identified as members of a band of musicians kidnapped by gunmen last week, an official said. |
| Investigators had finished searching the well but were still trying to determine a motive in the killings of the Kombo Kolombia band members and crew, said a Nuevo Leon state official. | Investigators had finished searching the well but were still trying to determine a motive in the killings of the Kombo Kolombia band members and crew, said a Nuevo Leon state official. |
| The band were playing at a ranch in the town of Hidalgo on Friday when 10 gunmen entered the warehouse where a private party was being held and forced 18 musicians and crew members into waiting vehicles. One of the musicians escaped and led authorities to the well. Officials have not said how the man got away. | The band were playing at a ranch in the town of Hidalgo on Friday when 10 gunmen entered the warehouse where a private party was being held and forced 18 musicians and crew members into waiting vehicles. One of the musicians escaped and led authorities to the well. Officials have not said how the man got away. |
| "We still don't know for sure if [the escape] happened purposely so the whereabouts of these people could be known quickly," Nuevo Leon state security spokesman Jorge Domene told Radio Formula. | "We still don't know for sure if [the escape] happened purposely so the whereabouts of these people could be known quickly," Nuevo Leon state security spokesman Jorge Domene told Radio Formula. |
| A forensic official said the victims, all men, had been tortured but Domene denied that. He said the surviving member told authorities the musicians had been shot one by one. | A forensic official said the victims, all men, had been tortured but Domene denied that. He said the surviving member told authorities the musicians had been shot one by one. |
| He said investigators were looking into whether it was a revenge attack by drug traffickers but would not give any further details. | He said investigators were looking into whether it was a revenge attack by drug traffickers but would not give any further details. |
| Kombo Kolombia played a Colombian style of music known as vallenato, which is popular in working-class neighbourhoods in Monterrey and other parts of Nuevo Leon state. Most of the group's musicians were from the area, except for the keyboard player who is Colombian and had Mexican residency. | Kombo Kolombia played a Colombian style of music known as vallenato, which is popular in working-class neighbourhoods in Monterrey and other parts of Nuevo Leon state. Most of the group's musicians were from the area, except for the keyboard player who is Colombian and had Mexican residency. |
| The band played regularly at weekends in bars in downtown Monterrey, capital of Nuevo Leon state. At least two of the bars where they had played had been attacked by gunmen. | The band played regularly at weekends in bars in downtown Monterrey, capital of Nuevo Leon state. At least two of the bars where they had played had been attacked by gunmen. |
| Nuevo Leon state, on the border with Texas, has been the scene of a turf battle between members of the Gulf and Zetas drug cartels. The Zetas were hitmen for the Gulf cartel until they split in 2010 and their bloody dispute began. | Nuevo Leon state, on the border with Texas, has been the scene of a turf battle between members of the Gulf and Zetas drug cartels. The Zetas were hitmen for the Gulf cartel until they split in 2010 and their bloody dispute began. |
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