Police Throw Rocks at Students on Bus from the Ayotzinapa Teachers' College Rodrigo Jimenez - France24
go to original April 3, 2015

In this video you can see policemen throw rocks at a bus full of students (0’22-0’35), then throw students on the ground and beat them (0’35-1’03). Starting at 2’13, the video shows two vehicles burned by other students from the school, in Tixtla (about 15 kilometres away), as a reprisal. (Agencia de Noticias Guerrero)

Protesters throwing rocks at police is not uncommon in many parts of the world. But in Mexico, it’s the police that’s throwing rocks at protesters. A video has emerged showing local police hurling rocks at a bus transporting students from the Rural Normal School of Ayotzinapa, a teachers’ college which has long been a hotbed of protest. The school became known worldwide after 43 of its students disappeared last year, sparking protests throughout Mexico.

Mid-morning on March 28, dozens of police officers stopped three buses carrying about 50 students from the school. The police started throwing rocks at one of the buses, shattering one of its windows. They then forced the students out of the bus and sprayed them with tear gas. Some of the students tried to get away, but the police beat them with their batons and their shields, injuring at least three of them. Two students were also arrested and detained for several hours.

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