In the months leading up to the Acteal massacre , growing violence resulted in over 6,000 people being displaced , and 25 had been killed in the area . In December , 1997 , this culminated in the largest incident of violence of the Chiapas Conflict since the initial rebellion took place in the village of Acteal , in which 45 indigenous people , 15 of whom were children , were murdered by people with machetes and AK-47 assault rifles inside a church
Acteal massacre
Acteal massacre
Chiapas conflict