At least nine protesters were injured and 20 arrested, according to reports. | Photo: Social media

Shocking pictures of injured protesters from the state of Guerrero occupying the Acapulco Airport to demand  justice for the 43 disappeared Ayotzinapa students were published Tuesday night after police violently attacked the demonstration.

An anti-riot contingent was deployed to the airport to evict the protesters, leaving at least nine injured and 20 arrested, reported Excelsior.

The attacks by the federal police and the demonstrators – teachers from the Education Union of Guerrero (CEGET) started at 7:30 p.m. at the airport and ended on Naciones Unidas Boulevard, according to Chilpancingoinforma.

While some teachers tried to escape and hide in various places, others were seriously injured and arrested by the police. Damning pictures of bleeding teachers or seemingly lifeless bodies packed in police vehicles were released on social media – from the Normal Rural School of Ayotzinapa or YoSoy132, among others.

One teacher at the protest told the school:

“We were blocking the entrance of the airport and we were facing the federal police when suddenly a bus came from the side, running over everything in its way until it got to the federal police. This provoked everything. It’s notable that not only did they break up the blockade but they also arrested whoever they could. They took me out of a van and threw me onto the floor … we are organizing in order to support our friends, students, parents, and teachers of the CETAG. We make the government responsible for any disappearances.”