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Truck Set Ablaze at Mexico’s Campo Militar 1-A as Ayotzinapa Marks 11 Years

Families pressed the Army to release 800 withheld files, citing stalled progress despite new forensic and intelligence pledges.

Overview

  • Masked youths rammed a cargo truck into a main gate at Campo Militar 1-A and set it on fire during an anniversary protest, and authorities reported no injuries after extinguishing the blaze.
  • Parents of the 43 and rural normal school students rallied outside the base, insisting investigators keep scrutiny on the military and deliver the records they say could help locate the missing.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government pledged new scientific analyses and a revamped intelligence team and named Mauricio Pazarán to lead the special Ayotzinapa unit.
  • Families called for the return of the GIEI, the release of Sedena’s 800 folios, and the extraditions of Tomás Zerón from Israel and José Ulises Bernabé from the United States.
  • A mass march to the Zócalo was scheduled for Friday afternoon from the Ángel de la Independencia, with expected traffic disruptions along Paseo de la Reforma, Eje Central and nearby routes.