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Police Put Rioting Teachers in Detention

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Watch this video about riot control on HowStuffWorks. It looks like a riot between rival street gangs, but the combatants in this case are school teachers and members of Mexico's National Union of Education Workers fighting over who should take part in local government talks on pay and teaching methods. Officials say 300 police officers in riot gear were brought in to quell the riots and put the teachers in detention cells. See how riot control works in this news video from Reuters.

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