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Yesterday, Friday at least 20 Carabineros officials suffered injuries in the framework of protests and demonstrations in the Baquedano Square.
Also, the attackers they burned a police van and they stole a gun from the institution.
According to what was indicated by the Carabineros, the vehicle was ambushed by hooded men using “miguelitos”, forcing the officers to descend to take cover.
In that attempt they stole the weapon.
This Saturday, Carabineros delivered a balance of said day in the capital, in which they participated more than 500 people and there were 45 detainees.
Jean Camus, head of the Santiago Este Zone, maintained that the protesters were aiming to attack the uniformed men.
The suspect of having burned the van, he explained, at the time of being arrested was carrying items that were in the vehicle. He is a person without a background and an engineer by profession, which will be formalized for attempted homicide.
Camus commented that riot control elements and bulletproof vests belonging to the institution were recovered during the operations, but not all.
From the Government, they regretted what happened and alluded to the fact that the disturbances were caused by a “minority group of violent people”.
“Once again, a minority group of violent activists generated disorders in the vicinity of Plaza Italia. Unfortunately, the police were injured and, furthermore, as a result of the use of miguelitos, they disabled a police car that was burned by the violence, ”said the undersecretary of the Interior Juan Francisco Galli.
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