Clash between police and Mexican villagers kills 6
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The Associated Press is reporting that police clashed Saturday with hundreds of villagers who had seized the entrance to a Maya archaeological site and six protesters were killed.
Hundreds of villagers had occupied the entrance to the Chinkultic ruins for nearly a month, saying they were protesting excessive entrance fees and a lack of investment in the area. The protesters fought police with sticks, rocks and machetes, according to the state Justice Department. Protesters managed to wrest guns away from some officers and poured gasoline on others, threatening to set them on fire, the department said. Six protesters were killed in Friday’s raid, and two dozen other people were injured, including 16 police, the department said.
Read the Associated Press report on the clash at the Mexican ruins of Chinkultic that killed six here.
— Deborah Bonello in Mexico City