Over 100 injured after memorial march in Mexico City turns violent

DPA
Fri, October 3, 2025 


Crowds gather and slash with police at Tlatelolco’s Plaza de las Tres Culturas, marching to Mexico City’s Zócalo to honor the Tlatelolco Massacre’s tragic anniversary, seeking justice for those killed for peacefully opposing President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz’s government. Josue Perez/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa


More than 100 people were injured in Mexico City after demonstrators clashed with police officers on Thursday following a march to mark the anniversary of the 1968 massacre of students in the capital's Tlatelolco neighbourhood.

According to official figures, 123 people were injured during the riots in the historic centre of the Mexican capital on Thursday. Three of the 94 injured police officers were seriously hurt.

Police said around 350 people participated in Thursday's riots. Around 1,500 police officers were deployed.

Masked demonstrators threw incendiary devices at police officers and attacked them with hammers and stones. Shop windows were smashed, and stores were looted.

Earlier, some 10,000 people had marched peacefully in a memorial for the Tlatelolco massacre, which saw government forces suppressed a peaceful rally of thousands of students in 1968.

According to human rights organizations, more than 300 people were killed. However, the official death toll is 37.

The massacre occurred just days before the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.

Fifty-seven years after the massacre of students in Plaza Tlatelolco, students, and civil society at large march toward Mexico City's Zocalo. The event included demonstrations in solidarity with the