Youths, police clash in Santiago
Masked youths threw stones at police, who responded by firing tear gas and water cannons in Santiago, the Chilean capital, at the start of annual protests against the government and the country’s free-market system.
Police in armored vehicles sped through the streets spraying clouds of tear gas as officers in riot gear rounded up youths and bundled them into police buses. Police said they had detained 185 people.
The protests were aimed at the capitalist-style economic model and the government, which critics say manipulates the education system to favor the wealthy.
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