Footage has emerged of vigilantes severing the hands of seven suspected thieves in Mexico.
The video shows two terrified men and one woman bound and gagged, rolling around on the floor in the Mexican state of Jalisco,
Police carrying guns attempt to help the injured group as they clutch plastic-covered stumps where their hands once were.
The men were found with the message 'Elite antirratas' attached to their bodies, which means 'Elite group against rats'.
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Someone can be heard saying to the men: "An ambulance is coming, an ambulance is coming, you have to stay here."
A police officer also asks: "Where are you from?"
One of the alleged thieves replies: "We haven't eaten anything for four days."
The footage was released as two men were arrested in connection with the attack.
One of the victims died before he could get medical treatment and the other six were left in a critical condition in hospital.
Prosecutor Eduardo Almaguer Ramirez from Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, later confirmed that all of those attacked had criminal records for crimes including robbery and drug dealing.
Local media reported that the reason for the attack was 'vigilante justice', and the latest in a string of similar attacks on people accused of being involved in crime.
Police investigations are ongoing.
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