| | |  News Around the Republic of Mexico | March 2009 
Mexican Court Upholds Ruling on 1968 Massacre
 Associated Press
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| | Luis Echeverria was president from 1970 to 1976. | |
Mexico City — A federal court in Mexico has upheld a ruling that dismissed charges against former Mexican President Luis Echeverria in a 1968 student massacre.
Echeverria was the country's interior secretary on Oct. 2, 1968, when soldiers opened fire on a student demonstration in Mexico City's Tlatelolco Plaza before the capital hosted the Olympics.
A lower court previously ruled the massacre constituted genocide but dismissed charges of involvement against Echeverria.
Official reports said 25 people were killed, but human rights activists say as many as 350 may have died.
The court announced its decision Thursday.
Echeverria was president from 1970 to 1976. |
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