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Monday, 16 September, 2002, 04:31 GMT 05:31 UK
'Sorcerer' killed in Mexico

Officials in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas say at least four indigenous people were killed and five injured when a group of men attacked a house in the town of Chamula.

Local officials say one of the men killed was known in the area as a sorcerer.

The gang forced their way into the house at night and hung a man accused of practising voodoo; the others were shot.

The police say they have arrested a man linked to the attack.

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