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Roverticus

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Fri Aug 10, 2012, 05:15 PM Aug 2012

Man 'escaped Mexico mass killing' in San Luis Potosi

BBC
10 Aug, 2012

A man is claiming to have survived a mass killing near the northern city of San Luis Potosi, where officials discovered a van containing 14 bodies, police say.

The man said he managed to survive by playing dead and letting the attackers pile him into the van along with the other bodies.

He said he fled into the hills when the assailants stopped for petrol.

Investigations continue into the motive for the crime.

Officials have released few details about the case.

The defence ministry said the victim, whose name has not been released, "played dead when he noticed what was going on, and later took advantage of the moment the alleged murderers filled the van with petrol to escape into the countryside, where he was found by state police"
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19218999

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