Metro Station Vandalized During March Over Alleged Police Rapes in Mexico City

Demonstrators marching in Mexico City to demand justice for two teenage girls who were allegedly raped by police officers caused serious damage to a central bus station on August 16, El Universal reported. Footage posted to social media shows people breaking glass, smashing posters, and starting fires inside the Insurgentes station. The city’s public transportation system said the protests had shut down some services in the city on Friday evening. The ongoing protests were sparked by two separate cases involving rape allegations against police. A 17-year-old girl has alleged four policemen raped her in their patrol car in Azcapotzalco, and a 16-year-old girl has said a police officer raped her in a museum in the city days later. This footage, filmed by Georgina Zerega, shows demonstrators breaking signs at the Insurgentes station on Friday evening. Credit: Georgina Zerega via Storyful