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A new day of demonstrations takes place from this afternoon in the sector of Baquedano Square, when a group of people arrived to protest.
This generated the actions of the Carabineros who have tried to disperse them with water and gas launchers.
After the police action, and the subsequent withdrawal of the vehicles, the protesters returned to the roundabout where the statue of General Baquedano is located, a situation that was repeated later.
At around 7:50 p.m., subjects lit a barricade at the intersection of Vicuña Mackenna and Alameda.
At around 8:35 p.m., when those present in the sector exceeded half a thousand, subjects set fire to the statue of General Baquedano.
At 8:58 p.m., after police personnel dispersed the protesters, a water-gun car put out the flames in the structure.
Carabineros reported that at least 35 people have been arrested for riot.
Earlier, according to the police institution, a few blocks to the west, at the intersection of the Alameda with Portugal, Control and Public Order (COP) personnel also intervened as a result of “disorders”.
As a result of the protests, during the afternoon the uniformed police called those who circulated in cars to prefer other routes. From the Ministry of Transport, meanwhile, they reported preventive deviations in the communes of Santiago and Providencia.
