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25 Feb 2021 | 08:37 AM UTC

Mexico: Activists to hold a vehicular protest in Zacatecas Feb. 26 to denounce fatal attack on a doctor

Activists to stage a caravan protest through Zacatecas, Mexico, from 1530 Feb. 26. Localized traffic disruptions are likely.

Warning

Event

Various activists plan to hold a vehicular protest in Zacatecas Feb. 26 to denounce the fatal criminal attack on a local doctor Feb. 22. The event will begin at Palacio de Convenciones at 1530; participants will probably then proceed along Calzada Heroes de Chapultepec (Highway 45), before ending at the Quebradilla and Miguel Aleman intersection. The motorcade could draw large numbers of participants.

Police may deploy to monitor the demonstration and possibly enforce road closures to facilitate the action. Localized traffic disruptions are likely along the protest route.

Advice

Avoid all protests. Heed the directives of the authorities. Allow extra time to reach destinations in the affected parts of Zacatecas the afternoon of Feb. 26.