by Rigorous Intuition » Thu Oct 19, 2006 5:30 pm
<!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Shit</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->. I said the same thing when I read the subject line.<br><br>Here's another account of it:<br><br>OAXACA, Mexico A teacher was shot to death in Oaxaca, the latest violence in this historic Mexican city paralyzed for months by protesters, police said.<br> <br>Panfilo Hernandez, 48, was walking in the Jardin neighborhood late Wednesday when gunmen traveling in a car opened fire, said a state police official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.<br> <br>Hernandez died minutes after arriving at a hospital, the official said.<br> <br>Thousands of teachers and trade unionists affiliated with the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca, or APPO, have been camped out in Oaxaca since May, building barricades, taking over buildings and burning buses. The protesters are demanding the resignation of Oaxaca Governor Ulises Ruiz, accusing him of rigging the 2004 election to win office and sending armed thugs against dissenters.<br> <br>It wasn't clear if Hernandez was an APPO member but Florentino Lopez, a spokesman for the protesters, accused police of being behind the attack.<br> <br>Shortly after Hernandez's killing, protesters detained police officer Rene Diaz, blindfolded him and tied him to the kiosk in the city's main plaza after they found him walking near the area where Hernandez was shot.<br> <br>The latest violence comes as federal lawmakers discuss whether to send a bill to the Senate that could remove Gov. Ulises Ruiz on the grounds that he has lost control of his state.<br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/10/19/america/LA_GEN_Mexico_Oaxaca_Unrest.php">www.iht.com</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> <p></p><i></i>