Police clash with demonstrators as Chileans mark anniversary of 1973 military coup
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1636370
Police clash with demonstrators as Chileans mark anniversary of 1973 military coup
- Title: Police clash with demonstrators as Chileans mark anniversary of 1973 military coup
- Date: 12th September 2021
- Summary: SANTIAGO, CHILE (SEPTEMBER 11, 2021) (REUTERS) POLICE VEHICLES FIRING WATER CANNON AT PROTESTER / PROTESTER THROWING ROCKS AT POLICE PROTESTERS DRESSED IN BLACK AND CARRYING ANTIFA FLAG VARIOUS OF POLICE VEHICLES SPRAYING WATER AT PROTESTERS / PROTESTERS THROWING ROCKS AT POLICE FIRE POLICE VEHICLES/ WATER CANNON SPRAYING PROTESTERS MARCHING EARLIER IN THE DAY PROTESTER CARRYING FLAG WITH A DRAWING OF ASSASSINATED PRESIDENT SALVADOR ALLENDE (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PROTESTER, AMADOR, SAYING: "I come to this march every year because of the large amount of comrades and friends that were annihilated by the fascist coup of September 11, 1973. Dozens and dozens of people who I knew from university, from my job, and who are still missing today or were killed by the scoundrels in uniform." VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS MARCHING VARIOUS OF VOLUNTARY HEALTH BRIGADE WEARING PROTECTIVE GEAR AND GAS MASKS WATCHING THE MARCH VARIOUS OF POLICE VEHICLES SPRAYING WATER AT PROTESTERS PROTESTERS VARIOUS OF RED FLOWERS WERE PLACED IN HONOUR OF PEOPLE KILLED BY THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT VARIOUS OF MEMORIAL FOR PEOPLE DISAPPEARED BY THE GOVERNMENT
- Embargoed: 26th September 2021 14:56
- Keywords: Augusto Pinochet Chile Salvador Allende military coup
- Location: SANTIAGO, CHILE
- City: SANTIAGO, CHILE
- Country: Chile
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,South America / Central America,Civil Unrest
- Reuters ID: LVA001EUEWPQF
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Police used water cannon on protesters in the Chilean capital Santiago on Saturday (September 11) during a march commemorating the victims of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
September 11 marks the anniversary of the 1973 coup d'etat that toppled the government of leftist Salvador Allende and brought Pinochet to power.
Thousands of people, including the family members of victims, human rights activists, and political and civic organisations took part in the event and marched in the capital.
Augusto Pinochet ruled Chile with an iron fist for 17 years from a 1973 coup until 1990.
The dictator died in 2006 without facing full trial on rights abuses during his rule when more than 3,000 people were killed or disappeared and an estimated 28,000 people were tortured.
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