Mexico sends bodies of 16 migrants found massacred along smuggling route back to Guatemala, which declares 3 days of mourning
The Mexican government on Friday repatriated the bodies of 16 Guatemalans who were massacred January 22 in Camargo, Tamaulipas
The victims were part of a group of migrants who were bound for the United States and were found shot and severely burned in a pickup truck
Three other Mexican nationals were also murdered in the attack
The remains of the migrants arrived at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City
12 state police officers have been arrested in connection with the killings
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image captionMost of the victims are believed to be from Comitancillo, where relatives have been given DNA tests
Twelve police officers have been arrested in the northern Mexico for their alleged connection to the killing of a group of migrants last month.
The bodies of 19 people were found in a burnt-out vehicle near the US border in Tamaulipas state on 22 January.
Most of the victims are believed to have been Central American migrants.
Investigators think they were killed as part of a turf war between criminal gangs over control of migrant smuggling routes in the area.