Teachers went on strike demanding that recent education reforms, which require them to undergo performance evaluations, be canceled.
They had been protesting in Zocalo Square and been given a deadline of Friday to be out, as the government needs to decorate the square for Monday's Independence Day celebrations.
Most of the protesters left peacefully, before the deadline, however some did stay.
As police moved in, the teachers began throwing bottles, rocks, gas bombs, and anything else they could at the officers.
Police, backed by helicopters and tanks, responded with water cannon and tear gas.
By Friday evening the square was cleared and decorations were already being putting up.
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