Ayotzinapa protesters knock down door of Mexico’s presidential palace
Al Jazeera
Demonstrators used a truck to ram the palace door, as part of a protest for justice in the case of 43 missing student teachers.
A group of protesters have knocked down a door to Mexico’s presidential palace during a demonstration to demand justice for the 43 student teachers who disappeared in 2014.
Footage shared on Wednesday by local television stations showed a few dozen protesters using a pick-up truck to smash open an entrance to the National Palace, while President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was holding a news conference inside.
Police used tear gas to disperse the group, according to newspaper El Universal, which said law enforcement had erected barriers within the palace to stop the protesters from entering.
Lopez Obrador described the incident as a “very clear plan of provocation”.
“They would like us to respond violently. We’re not going to do it. We’re not repressors,” he told reporters, adding, “The door will be fixed, and there’s no problem”.
