Mexican Mayor Dragged Through Streets After Anger Over Unfulfilled Campaign Promise

Mexican Mayor Dragged Through Streets After Anger Over Unfulfilled Campaign Promise
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Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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The mayor of a Mexican village was dragged through the streets via a pickup truck, leading to the arrests of 11 people.

The State Attorney General’s Office in Tuxtla Gutiérrez said the incident took place on Tuesday in the municipality of Las Margaritas. A group of people stormed Mayor Jorge Luis Escandón Hernández’s office before beating him and tying him to a pickup truck and dragging him through the streets, reported Excelsior, a Spanish-language news website.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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