Protesters in southern Mexico torch government building and vehicles over unresolved 2014 student disappearances

Demanding answers for the 2014 disappearance of 43 students, protesters in Chilpancingo, Guerrero, set a state government building and 12 vehicles on fire.

• Protests in Chilpancingo, Guerrero, sparked by unresolved disappearance of 43 students in 2014 and recent police confrontation.
• State government building and at least a dozen vehicles were set ablaze by protesters demanding answers.
• Guerrero state government condemns the violent acts; state interior secretary resigns following confrontation with students.
• Protesters, associated with the Ayotzinapa teachers’ college, known for violent protests, including a recent attack on Mexico City’s National Palace.
• Government truth commission finds local, state, and federal authorities colluded with a gang in the students' murder, labeling it a 'state crime'.

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