- Title: Protests show no signs of letting up in Santiago, Chile.
- Date: 21st October 2019
- Summary: SANTIAGO, CHILE (OCTOBER 21, 2019) (REUTERS) TOP VIEW OF BUS TRYING TO GET THROUGH CROWD AS ANTI-RIOT VEHICLE APPROACH PROTESTERS WHO THEN START RUNNING, BUS DRIVES AWAY TOP VIEW OF THOUSANDS GATHERED IN PLAZA ITALIA VARIOUS MORE OF TOP VIEWS OF CROWD PROTESTING, WAVING FLAGS AND JUMPING UP AND DOWN
- Embargoed: 4th November 2019 18:06
- Keywords: Chile protests economy crisis riots looting prices
- Location: SANTIAGO, CHILE
- City: SANTIAGO, CHILE
- Country: Mexico
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Civil Unrest,Editors' Choice
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Thousands of Chileans gathered on Monday (October 21) in Santiago's Plaza Italia as protests over a hike in public transport costs showed no signs of letting up.
Several Chilean cities were engulfed by days of riots, along with peaceful protests. The violence prompted President Sebastian Pinera to declare a state of emergency in several cities, placing the military in charge of security.
In Santiago, most schools and businesses remained closed as many of the city's 6 million residents ventured out in search of food and fuel after the weekend lock-down.
Transportation officials in Santiago brought in more than 400 buses to reinforce the city's fleet Monday morning, and re-opened the downtown line of the metro providing east-west transportation across the city.
Amid the weekend's looting, arson and clashes, residents of rich and poor neighbourhoods alike also took to the streets, clanging pots in a show of widespread discontent over rising living costs and patchy public services.
Pinera, who this weekend acknowledged a need for "dialogue," nonetheless extended the state of emergency late on Sunday night, saying "we are at war," against vandals.
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