Mexico clowns killed in alleged drug gang hit
TWO street clowns were found dead in south-eastern Mexico along with messages allegedly from a drug gang accusing them of working as army informers, their families said on Tuesday.
Another 15 people were reported killed in the northern border state of Chihuahua overnight, including a woman who was beheaded, amid rampant drug violence across Mexico which killed more than 12,000 people last year alone.
The clowns were found in bright costumes and makeup on a roadside Sunday in the city of Villahermosa, bearing signs of torture and a message accusing them of being army informers, their families said.
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