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Mexico City’s Oct. 2 March Ends in Zócalo Clashes, With Injuries and Vandalism Reported

Authorities cited injuries plus press assaults linked to masked groups’ incendiary attacks.

Overview

  • Thousands marched from Tlatelolco to the Zócalo from 4 p.m., led by Comité 68, with students, unions, madres buscadoras, Ayotzinapa relatives and pro‑Palestine contingents participating.
  • Masked groups identified as the so‑called ‘bloque negro’ carried out vandalism, looting and improvised incendiary attacks in the Centro Histórico and near Bellas Artes.
  • Preliminary tallies reported roughly 14 injured police officers, several hospitalized, along with wounded protesters and multiple assaults on journalists documented by outlets on the ground.
  • The SSC deployed traffic closures and interventions, blocked access points such as Madero and 5 de Mayo during peak confrontations, and organizers later urged an orderly withdrawal.
  • Officials continued security operations into the evening as detentions, final injury counts and damage assessments remained pending, with human‑rights brigades observing the protest.