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Protesters angry at massacre block Acapulco airport

11 November 2014 03:20 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Protesters angry at the alleged massacre of 43 missing Mexican students blocked access to Acapulco's airport on Monday in the latest demonstration over a case that has repulsed the nation, APA reports quoting AFP.

Thousands of people marched to the Pacific resort's international airport, with parents of the students leading the demonstration along with comrades from the 43 young men's teacher-training college in the southern state of Guerrero.

"Nobody goes in, nobody goes out until further instructions," a masked student, who blocked the entrance with seven other protesters armed with sticks, told AFP.

Felipe de la Cruz, a spokesman for the families of the 43 students, said they would prevent access to the international airport for three hours.

Before reaching the airport, a group of masked protesters clashed with riot police who had tried to block their way, injuring 11 officers, a public security official said. After negotiations, the protesters were allowed to go through.

Many protesters were armed with bats, metal pipes and machetes amid anger over a case that has turned into the biggest crisis of President Enrique Pena Nieto's administration.

"Pena out! Pena murderer! Stay in China," they chanted, referring to the president's controversial decision to travel to a summit in China amid public fury over the crime.

Tourists had to reach the airport by foot, pulling their suitcases behind them.

On Saturday, thousands of people marched in Mexico City, where a group of 20 protesters briefly set fire to the door of the National Palace, which Pena Nieto uses for official ceremonies.