El Halconazo
1971 massacre of student demonstrators in Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
El Halconazo (Spanish: The Falcon Strike) was a massacre of student demonstrators by members of the Halcones, a state-sponsored paramilitary group, on 10 June 1971 in Mexico City. Occurring during the Mexican Dirty War, the massacre resulted in nearly 120 demonstrators being killed, among them a 14-year-old boy.[1]
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El Halconazo | |
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Part of Mexican Dirty War | |
Location | Casco de Santo Tomás, Mexico City, Mexico |
Coordinates | 19°26′40″N 99°10′03″W |
Date | 10 June 1971; 53 years ago (1971-06-10) |
Attack type | Massacre |
Deaths | 120 |
Perpetrators | Los Halcones |
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