8 dead after police violence against teachers in Oaxaca, Mexico

Eight people have died after teacher protests turned violent in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, authorities said The clashes between teachers, state police and local residents also left 53 civilians and 55 police officers injured The teachers from the radical National Coordinator of Education Workers, are opposed to the mandatory testing of teachers as part of Mexico’s education reform and are also protesting the arrest of union leaders on money laundering and other charges