Mexico massacre protests block Acapulco airport

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Agence France-Presse

Mexico massacre protests block Acapulco airport
Tuesday 11 Nov 2014 8:51 a.m.

Protesters angry at the alleged massacre of 43 missing Mexican students have blocked access to Acapulco's airport in the latest demonstration over a case that has repulsed the nation.

Thousands of people marched on Monday to the Pacific resort's international airport, with parents of the students leading the demonstration along with comrades from the 43 young men's teacher-training college in the southern state of Guerrero.

"Nobody goes in, nobody goes out until further instructions," a masked student, who blocked the entrance with seven other protesters armed with sticks, told AFP.

Felipe de la Cruz, a spokesman for the families of the 43 students, said they would prevent access to the international airport for three hours.

Before reaching the airport, a group of masked protesters clashed with riot police who had tried to block their way, injuring 11 officers, a public security official said.

After negotiations, the protesters were allowed to go through.

Many protesters were armed with bats, metal pipes and machetes amid anger over a case that has turned into the biggest crisis of President Enrique Pena Nieto's administration.

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[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. K&R nt

[roamer65]

2. Mexico is right on the knife's edge of civil war.

[Guaguacoa]

3. Since people here are unarmed that would be very hard to do.

I should say the good guys. The bad guys and police are all armed with military grade weapons. It would be the shortest civil war ever.

[Guaguacoa]

4. Acapulco is very bad.

My brother in law is a bus driver, he changed jobs and went to bonafont bottled water where he trained drivers. He had to go to acapulco to train regularly and quit because it's so messed up. He went back to driving a bus.

That's saying a lot when anywhere is worse than here in mexico state.