Vigilantes raid southern Mexico town, abduct 21, burn homes
MANUEL DE LA CRUZ, Associated Press
July 27, 2021
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SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico (AP) A couple of hundred armed men descended on a town in the mountains of Mexico’s southern Chiapas state, burned vehicles and at least a dozen homes, vandalized the town hall and abducted 21 people, authorities reported Tuesday.
Officials blamed a newly formed vigilante group called El Machete,” which announced its existence only a week earlier, pledging to fight the incursion of drug cartels in the largely Indigenous mountain communities of Chiapas.
On Monday afternoon, masked men carrying rifles spread out through the town of Pantelho, moving street by street in search of alleged criminals, authorities said. The action caused a panic in the community as the men set fire to some homes.
Mexico vigilante group abducts 21, burns homes in raid on town, officials say
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