Mob kills three in Ecuador
Wed Oct 17, 2018 08:13:am World
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A mob in Ecuador killed three people mistakenly suspected of stealing children, police said on Tuesday.
Officials said those three were not in fact accused of such a crime but rather had been arrested on suspicion of stealing money and cell phones.
When they were brought to a police station in the southwest town of Posorja, a crowd outside overpowered officers and beat the detainees to death with rocks and sticks. Footage of the attack circulated on social media.
The mob also burned a taxi and six motorcycles. Three police were injured.
Police at the station tried in vain to convince the mob that the suspects were not accused of abducting children.
AFP
Officials said those three were not in fact accused of such a crime but rather had been arrested on suspicion of stealing money and cell phones.
When they were brought to a police station in the southwest town of Posorja, a crowd outside overpowered officers and beat the detainees to death with rocks and sticks. Footage of the attack circulated on social media.
The mob also burned a taxi and six motorcycles. Three police were injured.
Police at the station tried in vain to convince the mob that the suspects were not accused of abducting children.
AFP
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