In other news from Mexico, former President Luis Echeverria has been placed under house arrest on accusations he ordered government forces to open fire on student protesters nearly forty years ago. On Friday, a judge ruled there is sufficient evidence for Echeverria to stand trial on a charge of genocide. The killings occurred on October 2nd, 1968, ten days before the Olympic Games opened in Mexico. Human rights groups estimate at least three hundred people died in the massacre.
Ex-Mexican President Held Over 1968 Student Massacre
HeadlineJul 05, 2006