Tortured bodies found in Mexico

The bodies of 11 men and one woman, some with their tongues cut out, have been found dumped in an empty lot next to an elementary school in Tijuana city in the northwest of the country.

Most of the victims had been bound and tortured. Some were only partially clothed, Prisna Perez, state police spokeswoman in Tijuana, said.

Romel Moreno, the state attorney general of Baja California, said that seven of the victims had their tongues cut out. He said a plastic bag containing five human tongues was also found near the bodies.

"We're in a war," Moreno told a news conference late on Monday. "We're in a constant battle."

Moreno said at least three of the victims were teenagers. He said the federal attorney general's office has taken over the investigation.