Université : émeute à Santiago – 24 novembre 2011

Chilean Students Clash With Police During Protest

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SANTIAGO, Chile November 24, 2011, 11:04 pm ET

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean students clashed with police on Thursday during a protest demanding more funding for public education, while students in Colombia and Argentina also took to the streets in simultaneous demonstrations.

Chilean police used tear gas and water cannon against a group of protesters who covered their faces and hurled rocks and bottles. About 20 protesters were arrested.

Some protesters burned a truck and smashed the windows of another, said Omar Nunez, the owner of the vehicles.

Students launched the protests more than six months ago in Chile to demand more funding and other changes to the public education system. The vast majority of the protest marches in recent months have ended in clashes between demonstrators and police. Read more…