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SANTIAGO, Chile — Chilean police used water cannons and tear gas to break up a student march for free public education on Thursday, hours after protesters’ talks with the government collapsed. A huge deployment of riot police surrounded students in the Plaza Italia, Santiago’s traditional gathering place, where student leader Camila Vallejo tried to lead [...]
SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile’s union and student leaders called Friday for shutting down the nation’s economy for a day in response to a police crackdown on education reform demonstrations that resulted in more than 250 arrests and left 30 people injured. Arturo Martinez, who runs the CUT labor coalition, set the nationwide strike for Oct. [...]
