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Mexican priest found slain-- 11th priest-victim in rash of killings
November 18, 2015
The body of a Mexican priest has been discovered on a country road in Nopalucan, in the state of Puebla, bringing the number of Mexican priests murdered since 2013 to 11.
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The body of Father Erasmo Pliego de Jesus showed head wounds and burn marks, prosecutors say. An investigation of the killing is underway, but early suspicions have focused on drug-trafficking gangs that have targeted priests who opposed their activities.
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