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Missing Mexican students 'not found in mass grave' | Missing Mexican students 'not found in mass grave' |
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Mexico's attorney general says DNA tests have shown that 28 bodies found in a mass grave are not those of a missing group of students. | Mexico's attorney general says DNA tests have shown that 28 bodies found in a mass grave are not those of a missing group of students. |
Jesus Murillo Karam said further tests were being carried out on four other recently discovered grave sites. | Jesus Murillo Karam said further tests were being carried out on four other recently discovered grave sites. |
The 43 students went missing three weeks ago amid violent protests in Iguala, south of Mexico City. | The 43 students went missing three weeks ago amid violent protests in Iguala, south of Mexico City. |
Mr Karam said 14 more police officers had been arrested, accused of handing the students over to a drugs gang. | Mr Karam said 14 more police officers had been arrested, accused of handing the students over to a drugs gang. |
About 50 people have been arrested in connection with the students' disappearance, with the vast majority being local police officers. | About 50 people have been arrested in connection with the students' disappearance, with the vast majority being local police officers. |
The officers are believed to have been working for a drugs gang, known as the Guerreros Unidos. | |
On Tuesday, police said the gang's leader, Benjamin Mondragon, had killed himself when he was about to be arrested during an operation by Mexican security forces in the state of Morelos. | On Tuesday, police said the gang's leader, Benjamin Mondragon, had killed himself when he was about to be arrested during an operation by Mexican security forces in the state of Morelos. |
The missing students all attended a teacher training college in Iguala, some 200km (125 miles) south of Mexico City. | The missing students all attended a teacher training college in Iguala, some 200km (125 miles) south of Mexico City. |
The college has a history of left-wing activism but it is not clear whether the students were targeted for their political beliefs. | The college has a history of left-wing activism but it is not clear whether the students were targeted for their political beliefs. |
Renewed hope | Renewed hope |
They disappeared after deadly clashes with the police on 26 September in which six people died. Eyewitnesses reported seeing them being bundled into police vans. | They disappeared after deadly clashes with the police on 26 September in which six people died. Eyewitnesses reported seeing them being bundled into police vans. |
Will Grant, the BBC's Mexico correspondent, says confirmation the missing students were not found in mass graves will give their families renewed hope. | Will Grant, the BBC's Mexico correspondent, says confirmation the missing students were not found in mass graves will give their families renewed hope. |
Many of the families are camped out in Iguala waiting for answers from the local authorities. | Many of the families are camped out in Iguala waiting for answers from the local authorities. |
On Monday, crowds of fellow students and teachers from the teaching college set fire to Guerrero state headquarters in the city of Chilpancingo. | On Monday, crowds of fellow students and teachers from the teaching college set fire to Guerrero state headquarters in the city of Chilpancingo. |
They are angry at a perceived lack of progress in the investigation and have called for state governor Angel Aguirre to resign. | They are angry at a perceived lack of progress in the investigation and have called for state governor Angel Aguirre to resign. |
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has vowed to find and punish those responsible for the disappearances, saying the incident was "shocking, painful and unacceptable". | Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has vowed to find and punish those responsible for the disappearances, saying the incident was "shocking, painful and unacceptable". |
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