Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum denounced the unrest as a staged confrontation, linked it to an offensive post by Claudio X. González, voiced support for injured officers, and said the Mexico City prosecutor’s office will pursue the case, with only one arrest reported so far.
- Mexico City Secretary of Government César Cravioto labeled the incidents a “gran provocación” and said roughly 350 masked individuals infiltrated the Tlatelolco commemoration.
- Authorities and media reports cite 94 injured police and 29 injured civilians, with 16 officers hospitalized and three in serious condition.
- Merchant groups in the Historic Center report nearly 900 million pesos in losses, including looting at the Centro Joyero on Francisco I. Madero.
- Accounts describe assailants using molotov cocktails, fireworks and metal tools, assaults and equipment theft from journalists, and damage to UNAM facilities including the Memorial del 68.