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Second Day of Normalista Marches Brings Fresh Vandalism and Arson in Morelia

Participants said the actions marked the 2012 police operations at rural normal schools.

Overview

  • Students from the ENIM in Cherán, joined by comuneros, marched from Xangari along La Huerta to the Centro Histórico on Oct. 16, repeating the prior day’s route.
  • Protesters damaged government sites and businesses, including the Pensiones Civiles offices, the Palacio de Justicia, the Palacio de Gobierno, and retail storefronts such as Elektra, Suburbia and El Chopo.
  • A Coca‑Cola delivery vehicle was vandalized and set on fire on La Huerta, with the unit reported as a total loss.
  • Demonstrators traveled in buses and other vehicles reported as seized for the mobilization, with outlets citing at least 60 units taken.
  • State monitoring issued traffic warnings to avoid Xangari, La Huerta and the Monumento a Lázaro Cárdenas, and reports indicated no arrests despite the disruptions.