Image: Villagers beat police officer
Daniel Aguilar  /  Reuters
Villagers beat a police officer during clashes in the village of San Salvador Atenco, east of Mexico City, on Wednesday.
updated 5/4/2006 1:18:09 AM ET 2006-05-04T05:18:09

One person was killed as machete-wielding protesters near Mexico’s capital clashed with police Wednesday, blocking highways, throwing molotov cocktails and taking at least two police officers hostage.






Benitez said two police officers were being held hostage in an auditorium near the center of town. Mexican media reported that five officials may have been abducted, however. Pena Nieto said on television the exact number of hostages was unclear, but as many as 11 federal, state and local police officers and officials had likely been abducted.




No arrests were made and investigators said they didn’t know why the officers were attacked or how many assailants were involved.




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