Mexico hunts for abducted men

Mexican security forces have stepped up their search for 20 men reportedly abducted by an armed gang in the resort city of Acapulco last week.



The men from the neighbouring state of Michoacan were seized while driving around in four vehicles as they looked for a hotel.



Prosecutors have also launched investigations into the kidnappings.



Fernando Monreal, from the attorney general's office in Guerrero state where Acapulco is located, said the abductions had been reported by a man who had been travelling with the group.



The man said they all worked for a car mechanics company and had come to Acapulco for a weekend stay.



Police later found the cars abandoned close to where the abductions took place.

Michoacan is the power base for La Familia Michoacana, a violent drug cartel which is active on Mexico's Pacific coast.