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Tens of thousands of people gathered yesterday in Baquedano Square to celebrate the triumph of I approve, with flags, whistles, drinks, fireworks and flares until after 1:00 in the morning today.
A total of 20 thousand people, according to information from the Carabineros, were those who met today.
Some of the people who came to celebrate, in conversation with the La Radio microphones, indicated their satisfaction with the victory and the participation in the electoral act.
Celebrations too spread to squares and avenues of various communes of the capital and in addition there were vehicular caravans.
Looting in the center
In the midst of the demonstrations, in the same way a group generated disorders and attempts to loot commercial premises such as the OXXO store in Alameda with Carmen; and one Doctor Simi’s pharmacy located on Avenida Santa Rosa always in the commune of Santiago.
It was the owner of this last business who, despite participating in the celebrations, harshly criticized that he is once again a victim of looting.
Here 21 people were arresteds, several of them linked to looting of commercial premises.
Other communes
In the commune of Peñalolén There was also the looting of a supermarket, where the Carabineros had to intervene as indicated by Captain Matías Cabrera.
During the night and early morning they were also registered again attacks on police units in the capital.
According to the uniformed police, the 45th Police Station of Cerro Navia, the Rivera López de La Granja police station and the Pedro Aguirre Cerda police station were attacked.
In all these facts 62 detainees were reported in the Metropolitan region (146 throughout the country), 10 carabinieri injured (12 throughout the country) and 130 events (260 throughout the country).
The Minister of the Interior, Victor Perez, when taking stock of the day, he stressed that the plebiscite could be carried out calmly, despite some predictions that spoke of acts of violence that would prevent it from being carried out.
“Many believed that there could be difficulties, many believed it could be alteredSome even doubted that it could be carried out at a complex moment in the country’s history (…) But by taking all the measures, we were able to have this plebiscite that marks the beginning of an institutional path ”, he said.
During the night, after the celebrations, again the monument to the General Manuel Baquedano It was repainted after the new scratches. However, some rubble and garbage remain in the sector, which makes vehicular traffic difficult.
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