Thousands protest crime, corruption in Mexico
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Injuries were reported after clashes between police and Gen Z movement protesters Saturday in Mexico City as demonstrations took place across Mexico.
Gen Z-led protesters clashed violently with police in Mexico City, attacking officers and storming National Palace barriers amid rising anti-government sentiment.
Thousands marched on the Mexico City’s historic main public square, the Zócalo, in a demonstration that drew support from young Mexicans connected to a global wave of Generation Z protests.
In Mexico City, a small group of hooded protesters tore down fences around the National Palace where President Claudia Sheinbaum lives, prompting a clash with riot police who deployed tear gas, according to Reuters witnesses.
Thousands of young people marched across Mexico City and other cities to condemn rising crime, corruption, and the government's alleged leniency toward drug cartels under President Claudia Sheinbaum.