Mexico demo ends in deaths
- 12 years ago
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A student lies dead in the road, a casualty of what began as a protest against the closure of classes at a rural school in Mexico.
This young man was one of two students killed when police moved in on protesters blocking a busy highway.
The events that led to their deaths are not yet clear.
Local media reports said protesters had been trying to set fire to a filling station in the city of Chilpancingo.
They are said to have hurled rocks and petrol bombs at police as they arrived on the scene.
Armed officers reportedly fired into the air.
Local teachers' leader Jorge Garcia wants justice.
SOUNDBITE: Jorge Garcia, leader of teachers' organisation in Guerrero, saying (Spanish):
"It's very clear that the common enemy are all the repressive governments and we cannot permit this. I have a son in the school at Ayotzinapa and I don't like to see this kind of situation. We're worried and I hope that those responsible are punished with all the weight of the law."
Some media reports say Mexico's Human Rights Commission is investigating the deaths, and complaints of excessive force.
Paul Chapman, Reuters
A student lies dead in the road, a casualty of what began as a protest against the closure of classes at a rural school in Mexico.
This young man was one of two students killed when police moved in on protesters blocking a busy highway.
The events that led to their deaths are not yet clear.
Local media reports said protesters had been trying to set fire to a filling station in the city of Chilpancingo.
They are said to have hurled rocks and petrol bombs at police as they arrived on the scene.
Armed officers reportedly fired into the air.
Local teachers' leader Jorge Garcia wants justice.
SOUNDBITE: Jorge Garcia, leader of teachers' organisation in Guerrero, saying (Spanish):
"It's very clear that the common enemy are all the repressive governments and we cannot permit this. I have a son in the school at Ayotzinapa and I don't like to see this kind of situation. We're worried and I hope that those responsible are punished with all the weight of the law."
Some media reports say Mexico's Human Rights Commission is investigating the deaths, and complaints of excessive force.
Paul Chapman, Reuters