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Corpus Christi massacre

1971 CE · Mexico, North America · War

Corpus Christi massacre
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El Halconazo, also known as the Corpus Christi Massacre, was a massacre of student demonstrators by members of the Halcones, a state-sponsored paramilitary group, on 10 June 1971 in Mexico City. Occurring during the Mexican Dirty War, the massacre resulted in nearly 120 demonstrators being killed.

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