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Students riot in Morelia's downtown

April 27th, 2012 by Adid Jimenez
Adid Jimenez
Morelia, Mexico, North America
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Students riot in Morelias downtown
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This vehicle was burned in front of the Casa del Estudiante Nicolaita, a building that serves as housing for low income college students.
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After two days of negotiations, students burned a patrol car that had been stolen the day before.
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First sprayed the unit with diesel and then threw a Molotov cocktail.
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Aware of committing an unlawful act, the troublemakers covered their faces.
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A boy takes a picture of the patrol burned. The event proved attractive to some people.
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Protesters set fire to a patrol car as part of their demonstration.
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Before burning the patrol, the troublemakers closed the city's main avenue, Avenida Madero.
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Hundreds of students watch a burning car from the roofs of their houses.
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Protesters cover their faces to avoid future reprisals.
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The truck is consumed without firefighters rushed to the scene to extinguish the flames.
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The banner reads: "solution to our list of demands.".
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A patrol car that belonged to the State Attorney's office is seen here ablaze after having been set on fire by protesters.
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Negotiations with authorities lasted several hours, but students unhappy burned patrol at sunset.
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A patrol car that belonged to the State Attorney's office is seen here ablaze after having been set on fire by protesters.
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Most participants in the riot covered his face with cloth or shirts.
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They were about a hundred students troublemakers.
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Shortly before burning it, several students were sitting on the patrol.
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One of the protesters pours diesel onto a patrol car that belonged to the State Attorney's office.
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One of the protesters pours diesel onto a patrol car that belonged to the State Attorney's office.
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Students from the Universidad Michoacana burned a patrol car in the center of the city of Morelia, in protest at the lack of compliance with agreements from the state government.

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Morelia, Mexico, North America
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