Lynch mob go on rampage

Mexico City - Residents of a central Mexican town went on a rampage when police refused to let them lynch a couple who the rioters…

Mexico City - Residents of a central Mexican town went on a rampage when police refused to let them lynch a couple who the rioters believed were sacrificing children in satanic rituals, officials said yesterday.

Some 300 residents of Tecamachalco burned police cars, destroyed bank cash machines and set fire to traffic lights on Monday night because they thought two alleged baby-snatchers would be freed. The two were later moved to another jail.

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