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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMultiple bodies found with hands and feet tied in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bodies-found-hands-feet-tied-mediterranean-mallorca-spain/Possibly from "Alligator Alcatraz"? Although why they'd drop them in the Med rather than in the open ocean is beyond me.
Spanish authorities have launched an investigation after discovering multiple corpses in the Mediterranean Sea whose hands and feet had been tied, police said on Monday.
According to regional daily Diario de Mallorca, since mid-May Civil Guard boats have spotted at least five bodies with their feet and hands bound. Police suspect that the victims may be migrants from North Africa, the Majorca Daily Bulletin reported.
Diario de Mallorca quoted investigators as saying that the migrants may have been tied up and thrown into the sea during the crossing, potentially due to a dispute with their smugglers.
The investigation into suspected homicide aims to identify the victims and work out the causes of their death, a Civil Guard spokeswoman told AFP.
The discovery shows "the cruelest side" of the irregular migration route, regional president Marga Prohens told local media.
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Multiple bodies found with hands and feet tied in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain (Original Post)
Deep State Witch
Oct 3
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Irish_Dem
(76,142 posts)1. Someone wanted the bodies to be found?
Serves as a warning.
struggle4progress
(124,869 posts)2. Don't pay the ferryman
Deep State Witch
(12,312 posts)3. Upon Further Investigation
It appears that these are bodies from migrants trying to get to Europe.