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Truck Rammed and Burned at Mexico City Military Base During Ayotzinapa Anniversary Protest

Families say they will keep marching as they press the army to turn over hundreds of case files and push for key extraditions in the stalled investigation.

Overview

  • Encapuchados used a seized cargo truck to strike the gate of Campo Militar Número 1 and then set the vehicle ablaze while hurling Molotovs and petards toward the facility.
  • Authorities had pre-positioned military police, Guardia Nacional units, barbed-wire barriers and a water cannon, and later cordoned the area as firefighters extinguished the blaze.
  • No serious injuries or mass arrests were reported, traffic was disrupted around Avenida del Conscripto and Periférico, and protesters dispersed after the action.
  • Parents and students demanded that Sedena release about 800 folios they say are crucial to clarifying the 2014 disappearance and maintaining lines of inquiry involving military elements.
  • Organizers announced further mobilizations, including a march to the Zócalo, as President Claudia Sheinbaum reiterated efforts to secure the extradition of Tomás Zerón from Israel and other suspects from the United States.