Mexican state's HQ torched in demonstration for missing students

Chilpancingo, Mexico: Protesters torched part of the government headquarters of Mexico’s southern state of Guerrero on Monday amid demonstrations demanding the return of 43 students missing since an attack by gang-linked police.

Hundreds of students and teachers ransacked the government complex in the state capital Chilpancingo, allowing workers to leave before breaking windows and setting a building on fire. The protesters called for Governor Angel Aguirre to resign as they left the area. State police later came in while firefighters battled the blaze.

The attack on Aguirre’s offices came after clashes between riot police and protesters armed with rocks and sticks at the gates of the state congress. The police was able to push back some 500 protesters from the state legislature. Five teachers and two officers were injured, an AFP correspondent said.