Mexican troops kill four town workers in apparent mistake
Source: Agence-Presse France
Mexican troops kill four town workers in apparent mistake
Saturday, 07 December 2013 11:52
Posted by Parvez Jabri
CHILPANCINGO: Troops shot dead four municipal workers returning from a shooting range in southwestern Mexico on Friday, apparently after mistaking them for criminals, a state official and residents said.
The incident took place in the town of Arcelia and the victims included the director and deputy director of municipal transport as well as two culture department workers, said a Guerrero state interior department official.
Residents said the four were driving back from a shooting club where they practiced and hunted with low-caliber guns.
"There was confusion because one of the four subjects who died was wearing military-style clothes, so the soldiers fired," the official said on condition of anonymity.
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The military has been deployed across Mexico since 2006 to combat drug cartels. More than 77,000 people have died in drug related violence since then.
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Mexican troops kill four town workers in apparent mistake
Saturday, 07 December 2013 11:52
Posted by Parvez Jabri
CHILPANCINGO: Troops shot dead four municipal workers returning from a shooting range in southwestern Mexico on Friday, apparently after mistaking them for criminals, a state official and residents said.
The incident took place in the town of Arcelia and the victims included the director and deputy director of municipal transport as well as two culture department workers, said a Guerrero state interior department official.
Residents said the four were driving back from a shooting club where they practiced and hunted with low-caliber guns.
"There was confusion because one of the four subjects who died was wearing military-style clothes, so the soldiers fired," the official said on condition of anonymity.
~snip~
The military has been deployed across Mexico since 2006 to combat drug cartels. More than 77,000 people have died in drug related violence since then.
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