Victoria Salazar, the Salvadoran woman killed in Mexican police custody in the Caribbean beach resort of Tulum and whose death prompted calls for justice from the presidents of El Salvador and Mexico, was laid to rest in a somber ceremony on Sunday.
By Nelson Renteria
SONSONATE, El Salvador, April 4 (Reuters) - Victoria Salazar, the Salvadoran woman killed in Mexican police custody in the Caribbean beach resort of Tulum and whose death prompted calls for justice from the presidents of El Salvador and Mexico, was laid to rest in a somber ceremony on Sunday.
Some 50 of Salazar s friends and relatives, many wearing floral arrangements, walked through the La Generosa cemetery in colonial Sonsonate, 40 miles (65 km) west of the capital, San Salvador, to her final resting place. We want justice! We hope this is resolved because everyone saw how my sister was murdered. The police did not act right, Carlos Salazar, the victim s brother, told reporters during the funeral.
Not long after Victoria Salazar was laid to rest, Mexico's streets were filled with angry protesters demanding justice. She died after a police officer was filmed pressing a knee to her neck.
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April 4, 2021 by archyde
About 66 million years ago, a massive asteroid collided with what is now known as Yucatan, plunging Earth into darkness. The impact transformed the tropical rainforests, giving birth to flowers.
Today, tropical rainforests are a hotspot for biodiversity and play an important role in global climate systems. A new study was published today in
La science It sheds light on the origins of modern rainforests and can help scientists understand how tropical forests will respond to the rapidly changing climate of the future.
The study, conducted by researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), showed that an asteroid collision that ended the dinosaur reign 66 million years ago also caused the extinction of 45 % of plants in what is now Colombia, giving way. at risk of extinction. The reign of flowering plants in modern tropical forests.