Mexican troops seized by villagers after Guatemalan man killed at a checkpoint

Soldiers, three vehicles and 17 guns released after Mexican officials agreed to economic reparations and legal proceedings

Fifteen Mexican troops were held for hours by angry villagers in a remote border zone and held captive for hours after one of the soldiers shot and killed a Guatemalan citizen at a checkpoint.

The Mexican defense secretary, Luis Cresencio Sandoval, said on Tuesday that the events stemmed from an erroneous reaction on the part of military personnel" who fired on a vehicle reversing away from a checkpoint on Monday.