Chilean police clash with anti-Pinochet demonstrators

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Chilean police clash with anti-Pinochet demonstrators

BBC – Hundreds of Chilean demonstrators have clashed with the police after the screening of a documentary praising the former military government of General Augusto Pinochet. Pablo Zalaquett, mayor of the capital, Santiago, said police were attacked in several areas of the city centre and there was extensive damage to property. Police used tear gas and water cannon to break up the demonstration. Gen Pinochet came to power in a coup in 1973, ruling until 1990. The film’s screening has pitted supporters of the late general, who claim the right to free speech, against relatives of victims of his regime, who are outraged at the tone of the documentary. Read article

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