Update: PFP Attack on Oaxaca

I was listening to Doctora Bertha on the radio, but the speech is too quick for me to translate. OSAG contributor posted translations of the calls for help from the radio universidad. I can't believe this. Keep Oaxaca in your hearts. This is madness. This is full-on aggression towards the people of Oaxaca. The two movements when I was there two weeks ago, by the PFP, sound nothing like what is happening now. APPO has been able to fight back and force retreat in the past. The PFP are now using firearms against the people of Oaxaca.

From OSAG Contributor:

RU of Oaxaca: in this moment on Avenue of Ferrocarril there is a whle
bunch of federal police (PFP) and miniterial police pickups.
20:23 Radio Universidad de Oaxaca: En este momeNto sobre Avenida del
Ferrocarril una gran cantidad de camionetas de la policia federal
preve´ntiva y de la policia mi´nisterial
ciudad de Oaxaca.

Contiuing confrontations with the PFP, firing tear gas. The ministerial
police are firing (reports by telephone from Oaxaca).
Siguen los enfrentamientos con la PFP, sigue arrojando gases. La policia
ministerial está disparando (reporte telefónico desde oaxaca)

Mark: the (fire) NN-EAST/Este of Santo Domingo is changing from white in
black smoke too. Then the 4th one I haven't reported yet, is more
Nort-East(este) of Santo Domingo and a bit further away. So APPO seems
to be at Garcia Civil. Garcia Civil y Bravo (= prolongacion de Abasolo.
Then a lot of windows breaking, or something. I have to go; teargas

There is deaths and disappeared. (RU)

The wounded from a bullet to the leg is in stable condition, but there
are detained and others that are gravely wounded. There is cars burning
and exploding.
El herido de bala en la pierna está estable, pero hay detenidos y
otros heridos graves. Hay autos quemados explotando.

In the open area they have taken 8 compañeros. The PFP are firing
directly at people. Ther eis many wounded.
20:27 en el llano se han llevado a 8 compañeros. La PFP está
disparando de manera directa contra la genTe. Hay muchas personas
heridas

There are dead. The Oaxaca legislative palace and the secretary of
external relations are burning.
20:27 hay muertos. El palacio legislativo de Oaxaca y la secretaria de
relaciones exteriores se estan incendiando.

Calls for people to open the doors of their houses and to allow people
to seek refuge from the attacks by police.
20:31 Se llama a la gente para que abra las puertas de sus casas y deje
entrar a la gente que está siendo atacada por la policía

The PFP are close to the bus station, with tanks. They are calls from RU
for people to not disperse. Four trucks are leaving the benito Juarez
stadium, and they are reporting that 20 more trucks of the PFP are
heading towards the center.
20:32 los pefepos ya van por el ADO, van con tanquetas. Se llama a la
gente a no estar dispersa. 4 CAMIONES DE LA PFP están saliendo del
estadio Benito Juárez, se reportan también 20 camiones con
policías federales preventivos rumbo al centro.

The churches in the downtpwn center are closed. There is a call for
people of the world to demonstrate in front of the mexican embassies and
consulates to stop this massacre.
20:35 las iglesias del centro de oaxaca están cerradas. Se llama a la
gente en el mundo a manifestarse frente a las embajas y consulados
mexicanos en el mundo para parar esta matanza

Radio U calls to puncture tires of police patrols to inmobilze them.
Radio Universidad llama a ponchar llantas a las patrullas para
inmovilizarlas

There are house searches (report via MSN from Oaxaca)
20:46 Hay cateos de casas (reporte vía msn desde oax)

In the social security hospital (IMSS) police dressed in white are
arresting the wounded.
21:03 en el hospital del seguro social policías vestidos con bata
blanca estarían deteniendo a los heridos.

APPO is asking the people to retire, move away.
21:05 La asamblea popular de pueblos de oaxaca pide a la gente que se
repliegue.

Interior ministry warns APPO that either the protest stays peaceful or
the army will enter and massacre the population, This message was
transmitted through Chruch offcials (after they heard RU calls for
insurrection).
21:08 Gobernación lanza advertencia a la APPO que o sigue todo como
protesta pacífica o entrará el ejército a masacrar con armas a
la población, mensaje que gobernación hizo llegar a la APPO por
medio de jerarcas de la iglesia católica.