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Rioters set fire to Israeli embassy in Mexico City
Police clashed with protesters at the ‘Action for Rafah’ event in the Mexican capital
May 29, 2024 08:42
Police clashed with protesters at the ‘Action for Rafah’ event in the Mexican capital
May 29, 2024 08:42Rioters on Tuesday set fire to the Israeli Embassy in Mexico during a protest ostensibly against the Israeli military operation in the southern Gazan city of Rafah.
Masked protesters threw stones at security forces who had created a barricade preventing access to the diplomatic mission in the Mexico City’s Lomas de Chapultepec neighborhood.
Around 200 people participated in the “Urgent Action for Rafah” demonstration, dozens of whom attempted to break down the barriers, according to AFP.
Video posted to social media showed fires raging outside the embassy complex.
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