LINK CHANGE/ LAHT
The governor of Guerrero state fired 3 top officials...including a police chief and head prosecutor...following the deaths of 2 students during a confrontation with police near Chilpancingo.
Officials promise an investigation...while student groups call the deaths acts of "repression" and "murder".
Some 200-500 unarmed students and activists blocked the highway Monday demanding improvements and funding for a college in Ayotzinapa.
Police say weapons and grenades were found at the scene.
At least 24 were arrested...and several were injured.
A gas station pump was also set on fire.
Students accuse the police of planting weapons.
Popular Posts
- VENEZUELA : Bitter Election Aftermath For Opposition; Zulia Man Kills 6 After Losing Bet On Capriles.
- USA / HOUSING/ MEDIA : Is Bloomberg/Businessweek Cover...Racist?
- FRANCE / PANAMA : Noriega May Be Extradited...By Christmas.
- MEXICO : To Fend Off Brutal Zetas Narcos...Torreon Ponders Deal With Sinaloa Gang; Zetas Still Control Coal Rich Coahuila State.
- RUSSIA: Anti-Corruption Blogger Alexei Navalny Emerges As Putin Party Challenger; Another Protest In 'Putin Snow Revolt.'
- EU / FRANCE / UK : Paris Continues Nastiness Over Cameron Euro Balk...Demanding That London Be Downgraded First!
- RUSSIA : Putin Now Playing Corruption Slayer Card.
- GEORGIA : 2 MPs Slug It Out...On Live TV.
- ITALY / EUROZONE : New Greek Crisis Delays Berlusconi's Love Songs CD Release.
- URUGUAY: 20 March UPDATE: 2 Male Nurses Held Without Bail For Killing At Least 16 Patients