6 More Hanged Bodies Found in Violence-Plagued Mexican State

6 More Hanged Bodies Found in Violence-Plagued Mexican State
A member of the National Guard keeps watch at a crime scene in Zacatecas state, Mexico, on Nov. 18, 2021. Guillermo Moreno/Reuters
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MEXICO CITY—The bodies of six people were found hanged from a bridge and a tree on Tuesday in a region of central Mexico ravaged by criminal gang violence, the second such incident in the area in less than a week, authorities said.

Three of the victims were hanged from an overpass and three others from a tree, according to a statement by the Secretary of Public Security of Zacatecas state said. Another two bodies were found on the ground of a property in a nearby community.