A group of protesters, advocating for justice in the case of 43 students who disappeared in Mexico in 2014, forcefully knocked down a door to the country’s presidential palace. Video footage from local television stations captured the dramatic incident on Wednesday morning.
The protesters utilized a white pickup truck from Mexico’s state electrical company to ram down the door, as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador conducted his daily morning press conference inside the palace. Law enforcement responded with tear gas to disperse the group, erecting barriers within the palace to prevent further intrusion.
By midmorning, the situation had calmed down, with the palace door secured and no protesters inside the building, as reported by a Reuters witness. However, over a hundred protesters continued to camp outside the palace. Some individuals involved in breaking down the door were reported to have been arrested, according to local media.
During the press conference, President Lopez Obrador addressed the incident, stating that he would not suppress the protest and emphasized that the government would persist in investigating the case of the missing students. The disappearance of the 43 students in 2014 remains one of Mexico’s most notorious and violent incidents.
“The door will be fixed, and there will be no problem,” assured the president. He expressed that the protesters would have an opportunity to meet with members of his government. The breach of the presidential palace highlights the ongoing frustrations and demands for accountability surrounding the unresolved case of the missing students.
