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Displaying signs that said, ARCHBISHOP NORBERTO, HELL IS WAITING ON YOU, and a sign that said, GOD IS NOT PANISTA, dozens of protesters tried to push their way into the Cathedral in downtown Mexico City

Protesters surrounded Mexico City offices of U.S.-based Citigroup's Mexican unit Banamex, the Bancomer bank owned by Spain's BBVA and the British giant HSBC They sat on the ground around the buildings and vowed to block access for several hours.

Roads entering Mexico from Cuernavaca, Pachuca and Puebla are FREE as of 730 am this a.m. People using turnpikes have free access, thanks to the PERREDISTAS who now have control of government toll booths.

In Mexico City, supporters of left-leaning candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador have taken over streets to press election officials for a recount in the disputed July 2 presidential election. Tourism officials say things could get even worse. "If this goes on for a week or 10 days more, some hotels are going to be in a desperate situation," said Carlos Mackinlay, director of Mexico City tourism promotion. Double-decker buses no longer tour the tree-lined Reforma, which connects the city´s Chapultepec Park to the Historic Center but is now closed to traffic. Museums, restaurants and hotels stand largely empty. Tourists who...

El movimiento que apoya a la coalición Por el Bien de Todos amenaza con tomar este viernes los puentes internacionales de Reynosa y Matamoros. THE MOVEMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE COALITION FOR THE WELFARE OF ALL THREATENS TO CLOSE AND TAKE THE INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES AT REYNOSA AND MATAMOROS

Protesters have been camped out for two days on the Mexican capital's main boulevard, Reforma, causing massive traffic jams and transforming some of the usually busy streets into pedestrian zones. Mr Lopez Obrador was surrounded by enthusiastic supporters as he walked among the protesters telling them to stay put and not give in to critics.