Villagers Kidnap, Beat Soldiers to Protect Fuel Thieves in Central Mexico

[roadmaster]

Approximately 200 villagers kidnapped and assaulted a group of Mexican soldiers after a raid aimed at arresting fuel thieves. The violence follows days of unrest in Mexico after federal authorities shut down the country’s oil pipelines in an effort to target fuel thieves.

The violent clash took place in the town of Tula de Allende, Hidalgo when a squad of Mexican soldiers was carrying out an operation targeting the theft of fuel in the area. The soldiers moved to arrest a group of men who were riding in a vehicle carrying stolen fuel.

Unrest in the region escallated following a decision by PMEX, Mexico’s government-owned oil company, to shut down oil pipelines due to the increasing number of fuel thefts

https://www.breitbart.com/border/201...entral-mexico/

[Peter1469]

Kidnapped soldiers?

I would have shot the $#@!ers.

It is said that when Napoleon heard of the French Revolution and the King's execution, he asked "why did not the captain of the guard use his artillery?" He was told, that the King does not fire on French civilians. Napoleon responded: "Perhaps that is why he no longer has his head."

I would have fired the artillery without hesitation.