In Chile, what began as a protest late last week against a 3.5 percent subway-fare hike quickly evolved into a widespread and sometimes violent set of demonstrations in a dozen cities. Although Chile’s President Sebastián Piñera has now suspended the fare hike, the protests grew, fueled by wider complaints about the rising cost of living and social and economic inequality. Piñera has declared a state of emergency, including overnight curfews, as some demonstrations have devolved into looting and arson. Authorities say 15 people have lost their lives so far amid clashes with riot police and chaotic scenes in damaged and burning buildings.
Protests Erupt Across Chile
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Read moreOthers react as a demonstrator is struck by a riot-police vehicle during a protest against Chile's state economic model in Santiago on October 20, 2019. #
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Read moreA bus burns in downtown Santiago on October 18, 2019, following a mass protest. School and university students joined a mass fare-dodging protest in Santiago's metro following the highest fare rise in recent years. #
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Read moreDemonstrators clash with riot police in Santiago on October 21, 2019. #
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Read moreA riot-police water cannon sprays water at demonstrators in Santiago on October 21, 2019. #
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Read moreThe corporate building of the multinational energy company ENEL is seen burning during a protest in Santiago on October 18, 2019. #
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Read moreA view of a burned-down supermarket in Valparaiso, photographed on October 20, 2019. Three people died in the supermarket fire as it was ransacked early Sunday, during protests. #
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Read moreAnti-government demonstrators protest against cost of living increases on October 20, 2019, in Santiago, Chile. #
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Read moreA demonstrator holds up his hands toward advancing soldiers during a protest as a state of emergency remained in effect in Santiago on October 20, 2019. #
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Read moreA demonstrator reacts after being shot with a rubber bullet fired by a Chilean soldier during a protest against Chile's state economic model in Santiago on October 20, 2019. #
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Read moreA riot-police water cannon sprays water at demonstrators in Santiago on October 21, 2019. #
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Read morePolice fire tear gas at protesters violating a curfew in downtown Santiago on October 20, 2019. #
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Read moreDemonstrators clash with riot police following a mass protest in downtown Santiago on October 18, 2019. #
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Read moreA demonstrator holds a flag under a jet of water in Santiago on October 21, 2019. #
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Read moreA protester is detained by riot police by the neck with a baton in Concepción, Chile, on October 19, 2019. #
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Read moreA demonstrator waves a Chilean flag during a protest against President Sebastián Piñera on October 21, 2019, in Santiago. #
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Read moreDemonstrators march during a protest in Santiago on October 21, 2019. #
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Read moreDemonstrators clash with members of the security forces during a protest in Valparaiso on October 21, 2019. #
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Read moreA riot-police officer fires at demonstrators during a protest on October 21, 2019, in Santiago. #
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Read moreA woman is assisted after being shot with a rubber bullet during clashes with riot police in Santiago, on October 21, 2019. #
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Read moreDemonstrators shout slogans and display banners during a protest against President Sebastián Piñera on October 21, 2019, in Santiago. #
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Read moreA demonstrator runs with blood on his face after a clash with riot police on October 21, 2019, in Santiago. #
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Read moreChilean soldiers detain a demonstrator in Santiago on October 21, 2019. #
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Read moreA demonstrator holds up empty shell casings during a protest in Santiago against Chile's state economic model on October 21, 2019. #
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Read moreA demonstrator gestures in front of a soldier during a protest in Santiago on October 19, 2019. #
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Read moreA looter carries flat-screen TVs past a bonfire on the fourth straight day of protests in Valparaiso, Chile, on October 21, 2019. #
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Read moreGoods and groceries lay strewn on the floor of a looted supermarket in Santiago, Chile, on October 22, 2019. #
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Read moreAn aerial view of demonstrators engaging in the fifth straight day of protests in Valparaiso Chile, on October 22, 2019. #
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Read moreDemonstrators are sprayed with a water cannon during a protest in Santiago on October 22, 2019. #
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