Jose Luis Abarca

'Mayor held' in Mexico missing case

Police have arrested the fugitive mayor of the Mexican town of Iguala, where 43 students went missing in September, media reports say.

According to the reports, Jose Luis Abarca was arrested by federal police officers in the capital, Mexico City.

Mexican officials have accused Mr Abarca of ordering police to confront the students on the day of their disappearance on 26 September.

Eyewitnesses described seeing them being bundled into police cars.


Credit: The BBC


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