10 Bodies, 9 Hanging From Overpass, Found in Central Mexico

A member of the National Guard keeps watch at a crime scene where assailants left 10 bodies of men hanging from a bridge, in Ciudad Cuauhtemoc, in Zacatecas state, Mexico, on Nov. 18, 2021. Guillermo Moreno/Reuters

MEXICO CITY—Mexican authorities on Thursday discovered 10 bodies—nine of them hanging from an overpass—in the central state of Zacatecas, the scene of a battle for territory among drug cartels.

The Zacatecas state public safety agency said in a statement the bodies were found in Ciudad Cuauhtemoc, about 340 miles (550 kilometers) north of Mexico City. The 10th body was found on the pavement. All of the victims were men.