Indian police filed to calm angry mob

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Police of the Akwesasne Mohawk reserve were fired recently by community leaders to calm about 50 people who threatened to burn the police officer's homes if they didn't release a jailed suspect.

The angry mob threatened to burn the home of the nine-member police force if a Mohawk man arrested on drug trafficking charges was not released.

The police told community leaders that the only way they would release the suspect was if they were fired. Leaders fearing the crowd's threats were serious, fired the force and released the suspect.

The following Monday the police officers were rehired.