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Oaxaca sees tourists return
01 November 2006
Tourists have returned to the troubled city of Oaxaca in Mexico after riot police moved in to seize the region from protestors.
Two days of clashes between police and rioters ended with one protestor being killed, while around 12 people have lost their lives since protests began five months ago.
Much of Oaxaca remains under the control of protestors, but a heavy police presence in the city centre allowed tourists to return.
Riot police removed their body armour and escorted visitors to the central plaza, with armoured vehicles and water canons close by in case trouble flared.
In a bid to make the city appear to be returning to some kind of normality, police repainted a number of buildings which had been daubed with graffiti denouncing the governor Ulises Ruiz.
Foreign tourists from across the world have been advised to avoid visiting Oaxaca since the trouble began after protestors took over government buildings and forced the police out of the city.
For months the Mexican government made no move to force protestors to disperse but the death of an American journalist in the city on 27 October proved to be the catalyst for action with thousands of police drafted in to restore order.
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Two days of clashes between police and rioters ended with one protestor being killed, while around 12 people have lost their lives since protests began five months ago.
Much of Oaxaca remains under the control of protestors, but a heavy police presence in the city centre allowed tourists to return.
Riot police removed their body armour and escorted visitors to the central plaza, with armoured vehicles and water canons close by in case trouble flared.
In a bid to make the city appear to be returning to some kind of normality, police repainted a number of buildings which had been daubed with graffiti denouncing the governor Ulises Ruiz.
Foreign tourists from across the world have been advised to avoid visiting Oaxaca since the trouble began after protestors took over government buildings and forced the police out of the city.
For months the Mexican government made no move to force protestors to disperse but the death of an American journalist in the city on 27 October proved to be the catalyst for action with thousands of police drafted in to restore order.
© Adfero Ltd
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