Mexico Demonstrators Say German Weapons Falling Into Wrong Hands Deutsche Welle
go to original December 26, 2014

The relatives of 43 missing college students hold posters of their missing loved ones as they protest outside Germany's embassy in Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014. (AP/Marco Ugarte)

Around 100 protesters gathered outside the German embassy in Mexico City Thursday, meeting to highlight what they say is the improper use of German weapons in the southern Guerrero state.

One banner read: "Your weapons have killed my brothers. We want them back alive."

...According to a report in early December by the German daily "taz," a number of firearms seized in connection with the killings were G36 assault rifles - made by Germany's biggest manufacturer of small arms, Heckler & Koch.

Back in 2010, the German government told Heckler & Koch to stop all arms deliveries to Mexico. It came after concerns that guns were ending up parts of the country where Berlin had forbidden weapons exports.

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