Mexican authorities confirm find of 60 bodies in northern border state


MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The bodies of 60 men were found earlier this year in a rural area of ​​the northern Mexican state of Sonora, which borders Arizona, the state prosecutor's office said on Wednesday, amid a surge in violence in the region.

In a statement, it said the bodies found in January and February in the state capital, Hermosillo, belonged to people kidnapped in a wave of "score settling" between criminal organizations operating in the area.

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