Tens of thousands March Against governor of Mexico's Oaxaca state

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Tens of thousands of protesters marched to the centre of Mexico's historic southern city Oaxaca on Saturday, showing an eight-month-old movement to oust the state governor is still alive, despite hundreds of arrests.

Spraying graffiti calling Oaxaca state Gov. Ulises Ruiz a "murderer" and waving banners calling for "Freedom for Political Prisoners," the demonstrators walked passed thousands of police in riot gear guarding the city's central plaza. There were no immediate reports of fighting or arrests.

The protesters, a mix of teachers, trade unions and assorted leftist and native groups, are demanding the resignation of Ruiz, whom they accuse of rigging his 2004 election and sending gangs of armed thugs to attack dissenters.

Official estimates of the crowd size were not available. But an Associated Press reporter at the march estimated the number of protesters at about 20,000.
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