Migrants injured after clashes with National Guard troops in southern Mexico


  • World
  • Friday, 05 Nov 2021

Migrants rest in a public square as they take part in a caravan heading to Mexico City, in Pijijiapan, Mexico November 3, 2021. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Dozens of migrants traveling north to Mexico City clashed with the National Guard in the southern state of Chiapas on Thursday, near to where a Cuban national was killed on Sunday by the militarized police force.

The group of mostly Central American women and children resumed their journey on Monday in the Pijijiapan municipality of Chiapas, after fatigue and illnesses among some members prompted a two day break.

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