Protesters set fire Tuesday to the governing PRI party headquarters in the state of south-western Guerrero in anger over the way authorities have handled the investigation of 43 students, missing since September and now presumed murdered by a drug gang. Officials say gang members confessed to burning the bodies, but that too little DNA remains for proper identification.
Protests Escalate in Mexico Over Students' Deaths
Protesters set fire Tuesday to the governing PRI party headquarters in the state of south-western Guerrero in anger over the way authorities have handled the investigation of 43 students, missing since September and now presumed murdered by a drug gang. Officials say gang members confessed to burning the bodies, but that too little DNA remains for proper identification.
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