Thousands of people carrying placards gathered at the Plaza de las Tres Culturas and the surrounding area to commemorate the 58th anniversary of the 1968 student massacre in Tlatelolco; they marched toward Mexico City s Zo³calo to hold a rally in memory of those who died during the 1968 student movement. Prior to this, hundreds of students arrived at the meeting point near the Tlatelolco Metro station, where a heavy police deployment from the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSCCDMX) was already waiting for them; these hooded officers on motorcycles boxed the students in, both inside and outside the metro facilities, to prevent their peaceful movement, sparking conflict through abuses of authori - ZUMAp204 20261002_zip_p204_125

Thousands of people carrying placards gathered at the Plaza de las Tres Culturas and the surrounding area to commemorate the 58th anniversary of the 1968 student massacre in Tlatelolco; they marched toward Mexico City s Zo³calo to hold a rally in memory of those who died during the 1968 student movement. Prior to this, hundreds of students arrived at the meeting point near the Tlatelolco Metro station, where a heavy police deployment from the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSCCDMX) was already waiting for them; these hooded officers on motorcycles boxed the students in, both inside and outside the metro facilities, to prevent their peaceful movement, sparking conflict through abuses of authori - ZUMAp204 20261002_zip_p204_125

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October 2, 2026, Mexico City, Cdmx, Mexico: Thousands of people carrying placards gathered at the Plaza de las Tres Culturas and the surrounding area to commemorate the 58th anniversary of the 1968 student massacre in Tlatelolco; they marched toward Mexico City s Zo³calo to hold a rally in memory of those who died during the 1968 student movement. Prior to this, hundreds of students arrived at the meeting point near the Tlatelolco Metro station, where a heavy police deployment from the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSCCDMX) was already waiting for them; these hooded officers on motorcycles boxed the students in, both inside and outside the metro facilities, to prevent their peaceful movement, sparking conflict through abuses of authori - ZUMAp204 20261002_zip_p204_125

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