Fugitives in dead students case detained
Mexican federal police have detained a former mayor and his wife accused of ordering attacks on teaching college students that left six dead and 43 missing.
Jose Luis Abarca, former mayor of the southern city of Iguala, and his wife, Maria de los Angeles Pineda, were arrested in Mexico City without resisting, according to security officials.
The couple are in the custody of the Attorney General’s Office, where they are giving statements. More than a month after the attacks on September 26, Mexican authorities still have not determined the whereabouts of the 43 students.
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Authorities say it was ordered by Abarca, who thought the students were aiming to interrupt a speech by Ms Pineda.