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MEXICO: Zapatistas increase militia training

According to an unpublished report by Mexican security agencies, Zapatista rebels in Chiapas are believed to have built a dozen new military training camps in recent months, while military recruits are estimated to have increased from 700 to around 2,000. It is not clear if the pro-Indian rights group is preparing for a renewed armed battle similar to the one they launched in 1994.