Teachers Union Members Stage Protest Outside Congress in Mexico City EFE
go to original August 20, 2013

Teachers stage violent protest at Mexican Congress. (EFE)

MEXICO CITY - A group of teachers opposed to educational reforms clashed with police and engaged in acts of vandalism at the seat of Congress in Mexico City, leaving about a dozen educators and officers injured, officials said Tuesday.

The incident occurred Monday night at the San Lazaro Palace.

The teachers should "change their attitude and work for dialogue to reach an understanding, harmony and agreements," the lower house of Congress said in a statement.

The clashes started just after 9:00 p.m. Monday when some of the approximately 2,000 CNTE teachers union members who had gathered outside the building slipped inside, a Federal District Public Safety Secretariat spokesman told Efe.

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