Thousands protest crime and corruption in Mexico City
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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.
A demonstrator wearing a swastika-emblazoned t-shirt and a ski mask was featured in pictures from the rally in Mexico City’s enormous Constitution Plaza.
Thousands protested across Mexico on Saturday under the banner of “Generation Z,” denouncing rising violence after the public killing of an anti-crime mayor earlier this month.
The presidential office said under the "Michoacán Plan for Peace and Justice," it would be easier for citizens to anonymously report extortion. Mexican Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch has said several operations already underway in Michoacán, including arresting those involved in organized crime, would be strengthened.
Thousands of people in Mexico City have protested growing crime, corruption and impunity. The protest Saturday, organized by Generation Z, gained strong support from older opposition party
The demonstration was first called by Generation Z, but opposition parties later urged supporters to join, bringing out more government critics than young people.