Monday, December 15, 2014

Mexican Protests

From the Daily Mail:
Chaos ruled the streets of Mexico last night as violent protests erupted across the country over the government's failure to catch the killers of 43 missing college students or snare a notorious drugs baron. 
Running battles between federal police and protesters organizing a concert in solidarity with the missing students left at least 21 people injured and several cars ablaze on Sunday in the southern state of Guerrero. 
Meanwhile, in neighbouring Michoacan state, local police and vigilantes clashed over street blockades in a sign of renewed unrest in an area President Enrique Pena Nieto's government said it had pacified.
The protests in Geuerrero had to do with police attempting to break up a demonstration/concert concerning the 43 dead students. The protests in Michoacan mostly had to do with the government's failure to capture Servando 'La Tuta' Gomez, leader of the Knights Templar drug cartel, but the article also attributes it to general discontent with security issues. In the latter case, one of the local militias indicated that it would be taking up arms again.

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