11 bodies found in violence-hit Mexican border region

The Chiapas state prosecutor's office said it had opened a murder investigation after the discovery in Morelia in the municipality of Chicomuselo, without giving details about the circumstances of these deathsor the victims.
Security forces launched patrols of the region near the border with Guatemalaas part of efforts to find the perpetrators, it said in a statement.
Chiapas draws tourists with its lush jungle, Indigenous communities andancient Mayan ruins, reports BSS.
But it has also seen rising violence involving criminal gangs fighting forcontrol of drug and people-smuggling routes.
Mexico has recorded more than 450,000 murders since launching a controversial anti-drug military operation in 2006, according to official figures.