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Mexico City Reports 14 Officers Hospitalized After Gen Z March Clashes at Zócalo

Viral footage of beatings, breached barricades, and gas clouds intensifies a dispute over organizers, accountability, and police conduct.

Overview

  • SSC-CDMX chief Pablo Vázquez said 14 police remain hospitalized and 26 have been discharged after Saturday’s confrontations at the National Palace.
  • Post-event tallies cited by outlets report roughly 100 injured officers, about 20 injured civilians, and around twenty detentions following the Mexico City clashes.
  • Thousands marched from the Ángel de la Independencia to the Zócalo before metal barriers protecting the National Palace were broken and police deployed gas and repeated charges.
  • Widely shared videos show officers striking detained protesters, even as authorities highlighted the presence of a black-bloc contingent accused of tearing down the barricades.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected the violence and said there is no split between people and government, while competing narratives continue over who organized the mobilization and who bears responsibility for the escalation.