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Thousands of people took part in three protest marches in the capital, which started at 17:00 local time (23:00 GMT).
Many thousands converged on Mexico City's main square, or Zocalo.
Several hundred protesters
Demonstrators have also called for a nationwide strike. Protests also took place in other parts of Mexico and abroad.
The abduction has galvanised opposition to rampant political corruption and violence, says the BBC's Wyre Davies in Mexico City.
gathered near the presidential palace, where police tried to push them back using water cannon. There are no reports of any injuries.
In the violence near Mexico City's international airport earlier on Thursday, some 200 hooded protesters threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at police officers who had been trying to disperse them.
Many shops and businesses were reportedly closed because of the marches.
Demonstrators have also called for a nationwide strike. Protests also took place in other parts of Mexico and abroad.
The abduction has galvanised opposition to rampant political corruption and violence, says the BBC's Wyre Davies in Mexico City.
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has accused some of the protesters of trying to "destabilise" the state.
Thousands of people took part in three protest marches in the capital, which started at 17:00 local time (23:00 GMT).
Many thousands converged on Mexico City's main square, or Zocalo.
Several hundred protesters
Demonstrators have also called for a nationwide strike. Protests also took place in other parts of Mexico and abroad.
The abduction has galvanised opposition to rampant political corruption and violence, says the BBC's Wyre Davies in Mexico City.
gathered near the presidential palace, where police tried to push them back using water cannon. There are no reports of any injuries.
In the violence near Mexico City's international airport earlier on Thursday, some 200 hooded protesters threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at police officers who had been trying to disperse them.
Many shops and businesses were reportedly closed because of the marches.
Demonstrators have also called for a nationwide strike. Protests also took place in other parts of Mexico and abroad.
The abduction has galvanised opposition to rampant political corruption and violence, says the BBC's Wyre Davies in Mexico City.
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has accused some of the protesters of trying to "destabilise" the state.
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