
周日,在墨西哥西部城市瓜达拉哈拉因供水短缺和污染问题爆发抗议活动时,暴力事件爆发。这是该市一周内就水危机举行的第二次示威。
Violence erupted Sunday during a protest over water shortages and contamination in Guadalajara, western Mexico, in the city's second demonstration over the crisis in a week.
瓜达拉哈拉大都会区的居民多年来一直面临供水问题,反映出供水短缺以及水龙头流出黑色、有异味的水。
Residents across the Guadalajara metropolitan area have faced water supply problems for years, reporting shortages and black, foul-smelling water flowing from their taps.
哈利斯科州州长帕布罗·莱穆斯本月早些时候承认,他所说的“前所未有的饮用水危机”正在发生,卫生当局在供水中检测出大肠菌群。
Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus acknowledged what he described as "an unprecedented drinking water crisis" earlier this month, with health authorities detecting coliform bacteria in the water supply.
周日的游行演变为暴力事件,当时一群戴头套的人据称点燃了爆炸物并纵火州议会大楼的入口。
Sunday's march turned violent when a group of hooded individuals allegedly set off explosives and set fire to the entrances of the state Congress building.
当局和抗议组织者将这些人描述为疑似渗透者,他们加入示威是为了挑衅暴力。
Authorities and protest organizers described the individuals as suspected infiltrators who had joined the demonstration to provoke violence.
社交媒体上共享的视频和报道显示,有人手持锤子、汽油弹和鞭炮。还有关于抢劫和对商户造成损害的报道在流传。
Videos and reports shared on social media showed individuals carrying hammers, Molotov cocktails and firecrackers. Reports of looting and damage to businesses also circulated.
示威者与戴头套者的行为划清界限,拒绝他们的行为,并拒绝继续游行,直至对暴力负责的人与群体分离。
Demonstrators distanced themselves from the actions of the hooded individuals and rejected their behavior, refusing to continue the march until those responsible for the violence separated from the group.
“一开始,一群暴力恶徒试图挑衅暴力和混乱,但公民组织者识别出他们,予以拒绝,并将他们从游行中驱逐出去,”莱穆斯在美国社交媒体平台上写道。有报道称,五人在被发现驾驶一辆装有汽油罐的被盗皮卡后被拘留。他们涉嫌纵火州议会和司法部门大楼的入口。
"At the beginning, a group of violent thugs tried to provoke violence and chaos, but the citizen organizers identified them, rejected them and expelled them from the march," Lemus wrote on US social media platform Five people were reportedly detained after being found in a stolen pickup truck containing gasoline containers. They are suspected of setting fire to entrances to the state Congress and Judicial Branch buildings.
此次示威紧随瓜达拉哈拉于10月11日举行的首次“水之 march”之后发生,当时有超过1万人参加。
The latest demonstration followed Guadalajara's first March for Water on Oct. 11, which drew more than 10,000 people.
在那次抗议中,当局部署了防暴警察和消防员,据称他们使用清水驱散示威者。
During that protest, authorities deployed riot police and firefighters, who reportedly used clean water to disperse protesters.
10月11日的抗议活动导致57人受伤、39人被拘留,期间有指控称警方对示威者和记者使用暴力。
The Oct. 11 protest left 57 people injured and 39 detained, amid allegations of police brutality against demonstrators and journalists.
自那以后,17名警察因被指控使用过度武力而面临法律程序,而被拘留者也指控警方实施酷刑。
Seventeen police officers have since faced legal proceedings over allegations of excessive force, while detainees have also accused officers of torture.
莱穆斯将水危机归因于该市老化的供水管道,称这些管道已有超过70年未得到维护。他还宣布计划翻新该市的输水渠。
Lemus attributed the water crisis to the city's aging pipes, which he said had not been maintained for more than 70 years. He also announced plans to renovate the city's aqueducts.