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The convoy members killed were Finnish human rights activist Jyri Jaakkola, who reportedly came to document deteriorating conditions in the village, and Mexican political activist Beatriz Carino Trujillo.

But the caravan also included members of a radical leftist movement that seized control of the Oaxacan capital for five months in 2006 in a failed attempt to dislodge the governor of Oaxaca. There were fears a long-standing conflict between the group and the state government could be reignited.

So they were with people who want to overthrow the government, in my view, more or less like human shields. Not smart. You get the chance to pose as a peace-maker if the cops can be embarrassed into not reacting, but that doesn't always work. If you are riding with revolutionaries you might run up against the government that doesn't want to play your game and thats when its not fun anymore.