Clashes as protesters demand end to violence against women

Source: BBC

Clashes as protesters demand end to violence against women

26 November 2021

Riot police in Turkey and Mexico have fired tear gas and smoke bombs at protesters calling for an end to violence against women.

In the Mexican city of Guaymas, three people were shot dead in an apparent attack on the city's female mayor.

And in the Turkish city of Istanbul, clashes broke out with security forces.

There were also large rallies in Barcelona, Paris and London to mark the international day for the elimination of gender-based attacks.

Mexican media say the incident in Guaymas saw armed attackers storm the city's municipal palace, shooting dead a female protester and two men - a government worker and a bodyguard for Mayor Karla Córdova, who was in the palace at the time.

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