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2 kidnap suspects killed by mob in central Mexican town

MEXICO CITY – A mob of villagers in central Mexico has attacked people suspected of a kidnapping, killing two of them.

The Mexico State prosecutor’s office says about 600 people attacked three suspects in Atlatongo, a village near the pre-Hispanic ruins of Teotihuacan northwest of Mexico City.

Police detained 18 residents, but prosecutors said Wednesday all were released for lack of evidence.

It says one man was beaten to death at the scene Tuesday and a woman died of her injuries after police took her away.

Mob violence is not uncommon in Mexico, but is rare so close to the capital.

In October, a mob beat, killed and burned two pollsters who were conducting a survey in a small town southeast of Mexico City.

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