MEXICO CITY — Three vanished film students whose case had become emblematic of Mexico’s 30,000 missing people were killed after being caught unaware in the midst of a drug gang turf battle, officials say. The students were using the residence on the outskirts of the city of Guadalajara because it belonged to one of their aunts. The students’ fate horrified Mexico: Prosecutors said they were killed and their bodies dissolved in acid. Prosecutors said the gang took the students to a safe house and interrogated them. Condolences for the victims’ families also came in from the country’s film institute and candidates in the July 1 presidential elections.

Source: National Post April 24, 2018 18:00 UTC