Chile president declares state of emergency after violent protests

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Chile president declares state of emergency after violent protests
October 19, 2019, 8:04 am

Chile president declares state of emergency after violent protests

Demonstrators set up barricades following a mass fare-dodging protest in downtown Santiago. (AFP)

Chile’s president declared a state of emergency in Santiago Friday night and gave the military responsibility for security after a day of violent protests over increases in the price of metro tickets.

“I have declared a state of emergency and, to that end, I have appointed Major General Javier Iturriaga del Campo as head of national defense, in accordance with the provisions of our state of emergency legislation,” President Sebastian Pinera said.

source:AFP

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