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| Mexico probe over kidnap deaths | Mexico probe over kidnap deaths |
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| The anti-kidnapping chief of Mexico City has been suspended from duty following a disastrous rescue attempt that left three dead. | The anti-kidnapping chief of Mexico City has been suspended from duty following a disastrous rescue attempt that left three dead. |
| Police shot two of their own men and the man they were attempting to arrest shot his hostage. Juan Maya Aviles will remain off duty pending a probe. | Police shot two of their own men and the man they were attempting to arrest shot his hostage. Juan Maya Aviles will remain off duty pending a probe. |
| Mexico City has one of the highest kidnapping rates in the world. | Mexico City has one of the highest kidnapping rates in the world. |
| The authorities are in the midst of a campaign to root out corruption and increase professionalism in the police. | The authorities are in the midst of a campaign to root out corruption and increase professionalism in the police. |
| FBI-trained | FBI-trained |
| Last month police were alerted that a middle-aged woman from Mexico City had been kidnapped and was being held in a house in the capital. | Last month police were alerted that a middle-aged woman from Mexico City had been kidnapped and was being held in a house in the capital. |
| Such information is hardly uncommon. Dozens of people are believed to be kidnapped across Mexico every day. | Such information is hardly uncommon. Dozens of people are believed to be kidnapped across Mexico every day. |
| But what happened in the hours following the call appears to be a lesson in what not to do in such circumstances. | But what happened in the hours following the call appears to be a lesson in what not to do in such circumstances. |
| As the police approached the house, the kidnappers began shooting at them with AK47 automatic rifles. | As the police approached the house, the kidnappers began shooting at them with AK47 automatic rifles. |
| The police returned fire and in the process shot two of their own men in the back. Both of those killed were members of the city's FBI-trained rapid response team. One was the group's chief. | The police returned fire and in the process shot two of their own men in the back. Both of those killed were members of the city's FBI-trained rapid response team. One was the group's chief. |
| Inside the house the hostage was murdered by her kidnapper, who then killed himself. | Inside the house the hostage was murdered by her kidnapper, who then killed himself. |
| To make matters worse, it has also emerged that the woman's driver had earlier tipped police off about a probable kidnap attempt, raising suspicions of possible complicity on the part of the police. | To make matters worse, it has also emerged that the woman's driver had earlier tipped police off about a probable kidnap attempt, raising suspicions of possible complicity on the part of the police. |
| Mexico City's attorney general has suspended the capital's anti-kidnap chief pending a thorough enquiry. | Mexico City's attorney general has suspended the capital's anti-kidnap chief pending a thorough enquiry. |
| The Mexican media are portraying the incident as evidence of the urgent need in this crime-ridden capital for a better trained police force. |