167 bodies discovered in Mexican mass grave

Authorities are investigating a mass grave in southern Mexico containing 167 bodies that may have been dumped there at least 50 years ago, a Mexican official said.

The remains, found in a cave near the Guatemalan border, “disintegrated at the touch”, said the official at the Chiapas state prosecutor’s office.

Investigators are trying to determine the age and gender of the victims and the cause of death, the official said on condition of anonymity.