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Mexico Seals Records in Lopsided Shootout That Killed 42

“Mexico’s transparency watchdog denied an appeal to release autopsy reports on 42 suspects killed by federal police in a gunbattle last year, backing the government’s position with a decision that drew criticism from human rights groups Wednesday. One police officer died in what authorities described as a clash with drug cartel suspects in the western state of Michoacan on May 22, but the lopsided 42-1 death toll drew suspicion.”

Source: Mexico Seals Records in Lopsided Shootout That Killed 42 – ABC News