Xalapa, Mexico, Jun 9, 2020 / 12:49 pm
The Xalapa Cathedral and the Expiatory Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Mexico's Veracruz state were vandalized June 8 during a march protesting local police repression.
According to La Silla Rota, the incident that sparked the demonstration was the death in police custody of Carlos Andrés Navarro. Family and friends of the young man, who had demonstrated peacefully, disavowed and condemned the violence, the media reported.
Graffiti spray painted on church walls included the messages "pedophiles," "oppressive state," "rapists," "war on the state and capitalism," and the anarchist symbol.
Various public and private buildings in downtown Xalapa were damaged by about 50 marchers.