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Lev Tahor Jewish sect members escape facility in Mexico

About 20 members of a Jewish sect have fled after a police raid on their jungle base in Mexico.

The group were taken to the site last Friday, when two members were arrested on suspicion of human trafficking and serious sexual offences.

The sect, Lev Tahor, is known for extremist practices and imposing a strict regime on its followers.

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30 September 2022

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