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Around three o’clock and shortly after the bloody demonstration the troops began to move forward. Women flung themselves against the shields of the riot squads and the armored cars trying to push them back. Other protesters laid on the ground trying to block their path. The protesters peacefully tried to stop the police from moving forward but the police pushed on using water cannons to stun and disorient the protestors. The PFP slowly moved forward advancing towards the capital as the protesters tried in vain to stop their progression. At this point the attitude of the protestors was complete non-violence. When one ski-masked youth threw rocks at the police, other demonstrators grabbed him and took off the mask telling him that rock throwing only provokes a confrontation leading to an excuse for violence on the part of the state.
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Chronicle of the Battle of Oaxaca: Stage Three, Day One
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