Police Storm Steel Plant to Oust Striking Workers
Hundreds of police officers stormed a key steel plant in southwestern Mexico, attempting to clear out striking workers in clashes that killed at least two people, authorities said.
Police fired tear gas in an attempt to evict workers who seized the Sicartsa steel plant to protest a change in the leadership of their national union. The confrontation spilled into surrounding streets in the Pacific port city of Lazaro Cardenas, about 215 miles southwest of Mexico City. The plant employs about 2,100 unionized workers.
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