Vigilantes Seize Mexico Town After Murder

Vigilantes Seize Mexico Town After Murder

Hundreds of vigilantes have been manning checkpoints after taking control of security following the killing of a taxi driver.

4:27am UK, Saturday 03 November 2012

Authorities in Mexico have said they are close to striking a deal to provide more security for a town where angry residents seized control after the abduction and murder of a taxi driver.

The takeover of the southern town of Olinala took place after around 100 people stormed a house where four suspected kidnappers were hiding. They were killed after the building was set alight.

The town's mayor, Eusebio Gonzalez, said nearly 700 residents had since been taking turns policing entry into the town by barricading streets and installing checkpoints.

Mr Gonzalez said the murder of the taxi driver was the latest in a series of violent attacks and Olinala residents are demanding more protection from criminal gangs.

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