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“We condemn this terrible act of violence that seeks to impede freedom of expression and the press, and we reiterate our unconditional support for our professionals.”
So says part of the statement from TVN released tonight, in which they confirm that a team from the channel, which includes the well-known entertainer Iván Núñez, were attacked in Tirúa, Bio Bío Region.
The preliminary information was given by the Carabineros. She pointed out that around 9:00 p.m. received a call from a person, a TVN worker, He stated that while he was traveling in a car with a companion, they were attacked “with more fire, stating that his companion would sustain projectile injuries to his head,” says preliminary police information.
The person, the cameraman, was taken to the Cañete Hospital, where he was being transferred to another facility.
From Rabio Bio Bío they indicated that apparently the team had agreed to an interview to be carried out this Sunday, and that Núñez would have less serious injuries in one of his arms. They also pointed out that they had apparently traveled to interview Héctor Llaitul.
After 10 pm it was confirmed that the BIPE Cañete will carry out the first inquiries.
The government spokesman, Jaime Bellolio, He wrote on his Twitter account: “All our support for Iván Nuñez and Esteban Sánchez, a TVN cameraman, who was shot tonight by hooded men on a rural road in Cañete. We condemn this cowardly attack and the terrorist violence that aims to prevent freedom of information and peace in the area ”.
Deputy RN Diego Paulsen wrote on Twitter: “I am very sorry for the attack suffered by journalist Ivan Núñez with his team while touring the southern macrozone. I hope you are fine. This is one more example of the terrorism that we live in the southern regions ”.
From the Department of Communications and Public Affairs of TVN they indicated: “This afternoon a press team from Televisión Nacional de Chile, headed by Iván Núñez, who was carrying out journalistic work in the Lleu Lleu area of Cañete, Arauco Province, was attacked with shots by an undetermined group of people. The professionals are at the Cañete Hospital where their injuries are being evaluated “
They expressed, “our deepest concern about the level of violence of which our professionals were victims, who were carrying out their informative work. We are in permanent contact with them and attentive to their needs ”.
