Street Protests Flare on Anniversary of Social Unrest in Chile
- Some protesters set barricades on fire, ransacked stores
- Country is in final stretch ahead of Nov. 21 presidential vote
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Chilean police arrested 450 people while at least two died as protests in Santiago and other cities turned violent overnight a month before highly-contested presidential elections.
Most people demonstrated peacefully on Monday in major metropolitan areas around the country. As evening came, some set barricades on fire, forced subway stations to close and ransacked stores and government offices, according to TV images. Nearly 500 violent acts were reported, police said.