Mexico City - Mexican prosecutors are
investigating the discovery of a burned-out vehicle containing
the charred bodies of 10 people in the southwestern state of
Guerrero, authorities said late on Friday.
Police made the grisly discovery on a country road in the
municipality of Chilapa de Alvarez after locals saw the vehicle
on fire and alerted authorities, state security spokesman
Roberto Alvarez said in a statement published on Facebook.
It is not clear what caused the fire. According to media
reports, the victims were men and youths from a musical group
who were attacked by suspected gunmen from a local drug cartel.
The attorney general's office of Guerrero did not
immediately reply to a request for comment.
One of Mexico's poorest states, Guerrero has long been one
of the most violent regions of the country, which was on track
to register a record number of homicides last year. Chilapa de
Alvarez is a notoriously violent area of Guerrero.