Police occupation in Oaxaca ends
Hundreds of federal police officers packed up their tents and marched out of Oaxaca’s central square, ending their seven-week occupation. The officers had been sent in to put down a lengthy protest by leftists that had left nine people dead.
More than 4,000 federal police seized the plaza from protesters in October, five months after they had taken it over to demand the resignation of Oaxaca state Gov. Ulises Ruiz.
About 2,000 officers would remain in a military base outside the city in case trouble flares again, authorities said.
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