Mexico protesters say German weapons falling into wrong hands
Date 25.12.2014
Mexico protesters say German weapons falling into wrong hands
Demonstrators in Mexico have protested outside the German embassy to condemn imports of German weapons. They say these have ended up in the hands of corrupt police linked to missing students.
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Around 100 protesters gathered outside the German embassy in Mexico City on Thursday, meeting to highlight what they say is the improper use of German weapons in the southern Guerrero state.
One banner read: "Your weapons have killed my brothers. We want them back alive."
Police in Guerrero are implicated in the disappearance of 43 students, who were among a group of about 100 people on their way to a demonstration in September. Six people were killed when police fired at the group while they were in buses.
The 43 students were allegedly abducted by police, and handed over to hitmen from a local gang, Guerreros Unidos, who the authorities say killed them. This theory is supported by DNA evidence taken from one body of the missing found in a mass grave.
According to a report in early December by the German daily "taz," a number of firearms seized in connection with the killings were G36 assault rifles - made by Germany's biggest manufacturer of small arms, Heckler & Koch.
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http://www.dw.de/mexico-protesters-say-german-weapons-falling-into-wrong-hands/a-18151974?maca=en-rss-en-ger-1023-rdf
