Overview

• A RUTA Line 3 bus was torched on Bulevar 5 de Mayo near the Iglesia de San Francisco after a day of student protests, prompting a police and firefighter response and major traffic disruption.
• Protesters had blocked the 14 Oriente–5 de Mayo intersection since morning, burned tires, and vandalized vehicles before dousing the bus with gasoline and igniting it in the late afternoon.
• Sistema RUTA reported three affected units—U346, U343 and U238—and said they will be rehabilitated to return to service, noting impacts on thousands of daily users.
• Reports on detentions conflict, with Publimetro citing arrests during a nearly 100-officer operation on Calzada Zaragoza as suspects fled, while El Heraldo reported no arrests.
• The unrest stems from a canceled August 27 dialogue with SEP Puebla over leadership and resource demands, as authorities reiterate openness to talks under legality and rights.