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Thousands of people from areas around Chilpancingo in Mexico’s Guerrero state joined in a massive march that turned violent on Monday, July 10, with 13 government employees, including police, national guard and federal staff, taken hostage.
Protestors also stole an armored police vehicle.
According to organizers, the group of as many as 5,000 people gathered in the state’s capital to protest the local government’s failure to follow through with roadwork in nearby communities.
The Guerrero state government said Tuesday it agreed to build or refurbish several roads on the outskirts of Chilpancingo in return for the release of the officials.
That same day the hostages were released and the vehicle returned.Mexico’s Security Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez said that the demonstration was organized by the Los Ardillos drug gang to protest the detention of two suspected members of the gang.
“This is a practice by some criminal groups, they create social movements to support them,” Mexico’s President López Obrador said on Tuesday, urging Mexicans “not to let themselves be manipulated by the leaders of these gangs.”
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