A woman takes cover behind a shield amidst tear gas during a protest outside the National Palace on International Women's Day in Mexico City, Mexico, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Clashes between police and protesters in Mexico's capital on International Women's Day left 81 people injured, most of them female police officers, authorities said late on Monday, after marches against rampant gender violence.
Tensions were already simmering between the government and feminist activists ahead of Monday's protests, fueled by anger at President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's support of a politician accused of rape.
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