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Mexico missing case: Students march in solidarity | |
(about 14 hours later) | |
Thousands of Mexicans have been marching through the streets of Mexico City to protest against the pace of investigations on the whereabouts of 43 missing student teachers. | |
They disappeared after clashing with police in the south-western state of Guerrero more than five weeks ago. | |
University students have begun a 72-hour strike in support of the teachers. | |
The mayor of Iguala, suspected of involvement in their disappearance, was arrested on Tuesday after a manhunt. | |
Jose Luis Abarca and his wife were detained without a shot being fired in a house in a working-class neighbourhood of Mexico City. | |
A woman who had rented the house to the couple was also arrested on suspicion of aiding a fugitive. | A woman who had rented the house to the couple was also arrested on suspicion of aiding a fugitive. |
The nationwide strike is the latest in a series of protests aimed at putting pressure on the authorities to step up the search for the missing students from a teacher-training college in the town of Ayotzinapa. | |
Relatives of the missing welcomed Tuesday's arrests. | |
Prosecutors have accused the mayor of telling the municipal police in Iguala to intercept the students to prevent them from interrupting a speech his wife was giving. | |
Timeline: Iguala disappearance | Timeline: Iguala disappearance |
26 Sept: Students from a teacher training college in Ayotzinapa travel to Iguala to protest and raise funds | 26 Sept: Students from a teacher training college in Ayotzinapa travel to Iguala to protest and raise funds |
Night of 26 Sept: Police stop the students, 6 people are shot dead, 43 students disappear | Night of 26 Sept: Police stop the students, 6 people are shot dead, 43 students disappear |
30 Sept: Iguala mayor Jose Luis Abarca asks for leave from his post, which is granted | 30 Sept: Iguala mayor Jose Luis Abarca asks for leave from his post, which is granted |
4 Oct: Mass graves are found near Iguala containing 28 bodies | 4 Oct: Mass graves are found near Iguala containing 28 bodies |
19 Oct: Federal police are deployed to Iguala and replace the municipal force | 19 Oct: Federal police are deployed to Iguala and replace the municipal force |
22 Oct: Mexico's prosecutor general says an arrest warrant has been issued for Mr Abarca, his wife and the town's police chief | 22 Oct: Mexico's prosecutor general says an arrest warrant has been issued for Mr Abarca, his wife and the town's police chief |
23 Oct: Guerrero state governor Angel Aguirre resigns | 23 Oct: Guerrero state governor Angel Aguirre resigns |
29 Oct: President Enrique Pena Nieto meets the relatives of the missing students and promises a "renewed search plan" | 29 Oct: President Enrique Pena Nieto meets the relatives of the missing students and promises a "renewed search plan" |
4 Nov: Mr Abarca and his wife are arrested in Mexico City | 4 Nov: Mr Abarca and his wife are arrested in Mexico City |
Police opened fire on the students, who were in buses travelling back from Iguala to their college, killing three of them and three more people in nearby vehicles. | |
One busload of students tried to flee, only to be chased down by the municipal officers, who took them to the local police station. | One busload of students tried to flee, only to be chased down by the municipal officers, who took them to the local police station. |
Some of the officers, who have since been arrested, told investigators they then handed the students over to a local drugs gang called Guerreros Unidos (United Warriors). | Some of the officers, who have since been arrested, told investigators they then handed the students over to a local drugs gang called Guerreros Unidos (United Warriors). |
The leader of the gang, who has also been detained, said that he had been told by one of his men that the 43 were members of a rival gang. | The leader of the gang, who has also been detained, said that he had been told by one of his men that the 43 were members of a rival gang. |
He then reportedly ordered that they be "made to disappear". | He then reportedly ordered that they be "made to disappear". |
A search of the surrounding area has uncovered a number of mass graves containing a total of 38 bodies. | A search of the surrounding area has uncovered a number of mass graves containing a total of 38 bodies. |
Forensic tests carried out on 28 of the bodies suggested they were not those of the students. | Forensic tests carried out on 28 of the bodies suggested they were not those of the students. |
However, Mexico's Attorney General has since said that the initial tests may have been flawed. More tests are currently going on. | |
The relatives of the missing said they hoped the arrest of Mr Abarca and his wife would yield new clues. | |
"This was the missing piece. This arrest will help us find our kids," Felipe de la Cruz, told Milenio television. | "This was the missing piece. This arrest will help us find our kids," Felipe de la Cruz, told Milenio television. |
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