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Gen Z Protesters Clash with Police at Mexico's Palace
- Thousands of demonstrators marched from the Angel of Independence to the National Palace, where a protest against insecurity and corruption turned violent on Saturday in Mexico City.
- Organized mainly by Generation Z youth groups, the demonstration mobilized citizens angered by deteriorating security and government corruption, including the assassination of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo.
- Masked protesters tore down metal barriers protecting the National Palace, prompting riot police to respond with tear gas and smoke bombs as some demonstrators hurled stones and pushed fences.
- Political responses were mixed, with some Gen Z social-media influencers withdrawing support while Vicente Fox, former president, and Ricardo Salinas Pliego publicly backed the protests; Andres Massa said, `We need more security`.
- This mobilization echoes Gen Z protests elsewhere this year, with global Gen Z protests this year challenging inequality and corruption and Nepal protests in September forcing a prime minister's resignation.
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·Bonn, Germany
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The demonstrations were organized by the "Sombrero Movement" - Security forces used tear gas to push the crowd away from the presidential palace.
Towards the end of the demonstration, several masked protesters clashed with police. Protesters tore down sections of a barrier in front of the National Palace, where the president lives.
·Netherlands
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Segob condemn violence in protest of the Z calo, where there were home explosives and rockets, and call for demonstrations to be pac ficas.
·Mexico City, Mexico
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