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Police use tear gas and water cannons as Chile student protests escalate
Al Jazeera reports hundreds of students protested in Santiago before clashes with riot police.
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Adrian Cole
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Source: Al Jazeera Global News · View original source
Chile
Riot police in Chile’s capital used tear gas and water cannons to disperse hundreds of students during protests, Al Jazeera reported.
The demonstrations escalated into clashes, according to the report. It did not specify where in Santiago the confrontations took place.
The report gave no details about what prompted the protests, or whether anyone was injured or arrested.
The account was published on 2 October. The supplied material contains no independent corroboration.
