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| Mexico missing students: Capital sees mass protests | |
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| Relatives of 43 missing Mexican students, who the authorities say were murdered by a drugs gang, have led mass protests in the capital. | |
| Convoys carrying the families arrived in Mexico City on Thursday after touring the country to rally support. | Convoys carrying the families arrived in Mexico City on Thursday after touring the country to rally support. |
| Many remain unconvinced by the official explanation and still hope the students will be found alive. | Many remain unconvinced by the official explanation and still hope the students will be found alive. |
| Masked protesters clashed with police near the airport hours before the three marches started. | |
| Francisco Lagro, father of 19-year-old Magdaleno, one of those missing, was travelling on one of the caravans. | |
| "It's been almost two months without knowing where they are. We don't know anything and we're desperate," he said. | "It's been almost two months without knowing where they are. We don't know anything and we're desperate," he said. |
| "What are they doing? In what conditions? Do they get any water or food? Are they tied up? We have so many questions." | "What are they doing? In what conditions? Do they get any water or food? Are they tied up? We have so many questions." |
| Main square | Main square |
| Thousands of people are taking part in three protest marches in the capital, which started at 17:00 local time (23:00 GMT). | |
| Many thousands have converged on Mexico City's main square, or Zocalo. | |
| A small protest turned violent near Mexico City's international airport, when some 200 hooded protesters threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at police officers who had been trying to disperse them. | A small protest turned violent near Mexico City's international airport, when some 200 hooded protesters threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at police officers who had been trying to disperse them. |
| Police say no-one was injured. | Police say no-one was injured. |
| Many shops and businesses were reportedly closed on Thursday because of the marches. | |
| Demonstrators have also called for a nationwide strike. Protests are also under way in other parts of Mexico and abroad. | Demonstrators have also called for a nationwide strike. Protests are also under way in other parts of Mexico and abroad. |
| The abduction has galvanised opposition to rampant political corruption and violence, says the BBC's Wyre Davies in Mexico City. | The abduction has galvanised opposition to rampant political corruption and violence, says the BBC's Wyre Davies in Mexico City. |
| Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has accused some of the protesters of trying to "destabilise" the state. | Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has accused some of the protesters of trying to "destabilise" the state. |
| Analysts say the issue is the biggest challenge he has faced in his two years of office. | Analysts say the issue is the biggest challenge he has faced in his two years of office. |
| The students, all trainee teachers, went missing after attending a protest in Iguala, Guerrero State. | The students, all trainee teachers, went missing after attending a protest in Iguala, Guerrero State. |
| Forensic tests are being carried out on bodies found in mass graves in the state. | Forensic tests are being carried out on bodies found in mass graves in the state. |
| More than 100,000 people have been killed and 27,000 have disappeared in Mexico in the last decade. | More than 100,000 people have been killed and 27,000 have disappeared in Mexico in the last decade. |