Protesters angry at the apparent <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F10%2F05%2Famericas%2Fgallery%2Fmexico-missing-students%2Findex.html" target="_blank">death of 43 students</a> torched vehicles in front of the state Congress building in Chilpancingo, Mexico, on Wednesday, November 12. The students disappeared in southern Mexico in September. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F11%2F10%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fmexico-missing-students-impact%2Findex.html">Authorities say they were abducted</a> by police on order of a local mayor, then turned over to a gang that's believed to have killed them and burned their bodies before throwing some remains in a river.<br />
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Protesters angry at the apparent death of 43 students torched vehicles in front of the state Congress building in Chilpancingo, Mexico, on Wednesday, November 12. The students disappeared in southern Mexico in September. Authorities say they were abducted by police on order of a local mayor, then turned over to a gang that's believed to have killed them and burned their bodies before throwing some remains in a river.
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Cars burn in front of the state Congress building in Chilpancingo on Wednesday, November 12. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F11%2F04%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fmexico-missing-students%2Findex.html">Authorities have arrested Iguala Mayor Jose Luis Abarca</a>, called the "probable mastermind" in the mass abduction, and his wife, Maria de los Angeles Pineda.
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Cars burn in front of the state Congress building in Chilpancingo on Wednesday, November 12. Authorities have arrested Iguala Mayor Jose Luis Abarca, called the "probable mastermind" in the mass abduction, and his wife, Maria de los Angeles Pineda.
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Protesters damage the headquarters of the Institutional Revolutionary Party on November 12 in Morelia, Mexico. The Iguala incident has sparked protests across Mexico.
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Protesters damage the headquarters of the Institutional Revolutionary Party on November 12 in Morelia, Mexico. The Iguala incident has sparked protests across Mexico.
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Protesters flip a vehicle during a clash with riot police in Chilpancingo on Tuesday, November 11.
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Protesters flip a vehicle during a clash with riot police in Chilpancingo on Tuesday, November 11.
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A man walks through rubble after demonstrators set the Institutional Revolutionary Party's headquarters ablaze in Chilpancingo, Guerrero state, Mexico, on November 11.
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A man walks through rubble after demonstrators set the Institutional Revolutionary Party's headquarters ablaze in Chilpancingo, Guerrero state, Mexico, on November 11.
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People confront the riot police during a protest on Monday, November 10.
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People confront the riot police during a protest on Monday, November 10.
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A wounded riot police officer is rescued from violent demonstrators on November 10.
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A wounded riot police officer is rescued from violent demonstrators on November 10.
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Protesters march in Acapulco on November 10.
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Protesters march in Acapulco on November 10.
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Riot police stand guard near the airport in Acapulco on November 10.
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Riot police stand guard near the airport in Acapulco on November 10.
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Protesters set fire to the main entrance of the Mexican National Palace during a demonstration in Mexico City on Saturday, November 8.
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Protesters set fire to the main entrance of the Mexican National Palace during a demonstration in Mexico City on Saturday, November 8.
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Tens of thousands of demonstrators march in Mexico City on Wednesday, November 5, demanding that the missing students be found alive.
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Tens of thousands of demonstrators march in Mexico City on Wednesday, November 5, demanding that the missing students be found alive.
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