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Deaths of six migrants in Texas railcar investigated as human smuggling

<p>May 14 - The six people found dead inside a sweltering railroad boxcar in Laredo, Texas, over the weekend were stowaway migrants from Mexico and Honduras who fell victim to the perils of human smuggling, officials said on Thursday.</p>

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Deaths of six migrants in Texas railcar investigated as human smuggling<p>May 14 - The six people found dead inside a sweltering railroad boxcar in Laredo, Texas, over the weekend were stowaway migrants from Mexico and Honduras who fell victim to the perils of human smuggling, officials said on Thursday.</p>
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