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Mexico missing students: Capital sees mass protests | 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. | Relatives of 43 missing Mexican students, who the authorities say were murdered by a drugs gang, have led mass protests in the capital. |
The marches were largely peaceful but some protesters clashed with police near the presidential palace. | |
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 for the students' disappearance and hope they are alive. | |
Masked protesters clashed with police near the airport hours before the three marches started. | 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. | 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." |
Analysis: Wyre Davies, BBC News, Mexico City | |
Corruption and political violence are endemic in Mexico. In the last decade, 100,000 people have died and 27,000 people have gone missing. | |
Yet this single incident, the disappearance of 43 students in the southern state of Guerrero, has galvanised all of this opposition here in the centre of Mexico city. | |
Everyone at this march is indignant. They're angry that the government of Enrique Pena Nieto has failed to get on top of this crisis. | |
We don't know what happened to the 43 students. We don't even know if they're still alive. | |
What we do know is that they were abducted almost certainly on the orders of a local politician allied to local gangs in the state of Guerrero. | |
Many Mexicans have simply had enough, and they want their government to find out what happened. | |
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). | 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. | 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. | 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. |
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