Mexico bodies
Soldiers of the Mexican Army stand guard outside a warehouse containing a tunnel discovered by Mexican Army, in Tijuana, Mexico August 2, 2015. Mexico has been plagued by violence perpetrated by drug gangs in recent years. Reuters/Jorge Duenes

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The remains of nine corpses were discovered in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, the state prosecutor's office said on Friday.

The prosecutor's office did not give further details in a press statement.

Mexico has seen more than 100,000 people killed in gang-related violence since 2007. In recent years, mass graves have been found throughout the country.

(Reporting by Joanna Zuckerman Bernstein and Jean Luis Arce; Editing by Tom Hogue)

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