Dozens of students missing in Mexico after police fire on protest

*What’s disturbing about this isn’t only that police fired on students and that many students are missing, it’s also the lack of reporting about the incident in U.S. media. But that says a lot about American interests. The economic and political implications of, say, the protests in Hong Kong are valued more than the fate of students in our continental back-yard.  VL

By Al Jazeera America

Masked demonstrators on Tuesday marched through the streets of Chilpancingo, capital of Mexico’s Guerrero state, as they hijacked vehicles and smashed congressional building windows — a violent reaction to a recent bout of police-led violence that has left six people dead and 43 students missing.

The students, from Ayotzinapa’s Normal School, which trains future teachers, had protested on Friday over increasing university fees and imposed government educational reforms.

In the aftermath of the clashes between security forces and students last week, 22 officers from the city of Iguala were detained Monday and charged with homicide. The violent rampage has raised eyebrows and calls for swift justice in a country hardened by years of drug-fueled violence.

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