CAMPESINOS OF SAN SALVADOR ATENCO BRUTALLY DAMAGED BY POLICE FORCES

Mexico, July 11 2001. ((news compilled from the oficial media)) Aproxiomatedly, a hundred group of casmpesinos were seriously damages by the police forces (grenadiers) of the state and judicial agents civl weared. The campesinos were demonstrating against the construction of the new airport, and by the Teotihuacan wey, were detained by cops armed with guns, sticjs and gas grenades. The way was closed previously with 2 vehicles, and after a discussion, the "civil" agents attacked froma the trees, but they were repeled. Inmediatly, the riot cops came in, and threw bottles, gas grenades, ans big stones. They persecuted the demonstrators. As they reached them, the cops damaged 20 campesinos with their own machetes. Some were gun shoted. There is no confirmation about a rumor that one demonstrator died in the battle. The campesinos took six men as targets. 3 are cops and the other are funcionaries. They ask for the liberation of their partners to leave the targets free. And they did put barricades al through the raodway, warbninig that they'll burn a car every 2 hours if their partners arent free yet. The situation got worse, baceuse autorities refused to dialog, and the campesinos warned the targets would be killed if the pertners aren't free. We're ready to die, but they'll do it first. The oficial media, as always, has targeted the campesinos as radical people manipulated by guerilla, CGH (university strikers) PRD ("democratic party"), etc. The UNAM CGH students ahve put barricades in _Insurgentes Avenue as a solidarity demonstration with the campesinos. Also some magisterial, studental and worker's organizatoins are to go to Atenco. July 12 After a long silence, the Republic president, Vicente Fox announced by Santiago Creel thata acts of violence won't be tolerated and dispossed of an unknown members of the Fereal Preventive Police (PFP) to prevent for the State of Right. Today autorities liberated 13 prisoners, but 2 are still in prison because they had aprehension orders. Thios are the news until 6 PM of the Friday 12.

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