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Five out of the 116 bodies are exhumed in Morelos

The exhumed bodies will be subjected to DNA testing in order to determine their identities.

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24/05/2016 |13:50Justino Miranda / Corresponsal |
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At least five plastic bags containing human remains, buried illegally in a cemetery in 2014, were exhumed today.

The experts exhumed at least five out of the 116 bodies reported by the authorities.

The plastic bag allegedly containing the "body1" was exhumed around 12:23 pm and will be subjected to DNA testing in order to determine its identity.

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The Attorney General's Office, the National Security Commission along with the Police Scientific Research Institute and the Autonomous University of the State of Morelos are in charged of the exhumation of the 116 bodies. 

According to Mexican authorities, most of the victims were killed by organized crime between 2010 and 2013.