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Three killed as smuggling boat capsizes in Mexico: Official

People cross the Usumacinta river on boats from Guatemala to Frontera Corozal, Chiapas state, Mexico [File: Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo]

Three people have died after a people-smuggling boat capsized off the coast of eastern Mexico, according to authorities.

Four others were rescued after the eight-metre (25-foot) vessel capsized on Monday off a part of Veracruz state where the Tonala river meets the Gulf of Mexico, according to Governor Cuitlahuac Garcia. Those rescued included a 12-year-old boy. Four others were missing following the accident.

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