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Ayotzinapa Protesters Ram Truck Into Mexico City Army Base and Torch It on 11th Anniversary

Families say the army is withholding 800 files central to clarifying the 43 students’ disappearance.

Overview

  • Masked demonstrators used a truck to strike the gate of Campo Militar Número 1 and then set the vehicle on fire as others launched molotovs and petards.
  • Firefighters contained the blaze and authorities reported no serious injuries or mass detentions as security forces avoided direct confrontation.
  • Parents and normalistas demanded that Sedena release roughly 800 folios they argue are crucial to the investigation into the 2014 disappearances.
  • Organizers renewed calls to extradite Tomás Zerón from Israel and Ulises Bernabé from the United States, with officials saying those requests remain stalled.
  • Commemorations continue with a planned march to the Zócalo, and authorities installed protective barriers at government sites in anticipation of further protests.