Three people killed in a fire inside a supermarket in Chile's capital Santiago as violent clashes between protesters and security forces continue for the third day
A demonstrator looks on as an improvised bonfire burns in the background during a protest against the increase in subway ticket prices in Santiago, Chile, on October 19, 2019.
"Having analyzed the situation and the appalling actions that occurred today, I have made the decision to suspend freedoms and movement through a total curfew," said Army General Javier Iturriaga, who is overseeing security during the state of emergency. But clashes later erupted in Plaza Italia, ground zero of Friday's violence, and outside the presidential palace."We're sick and tired, enough already. We're tired of them screwing around with us. Politicians only do what they want to do, and turn their backs on all reality," said Javiera Alarcon, a 29-year-old sociologist protesting in front of the presidential palace, which was surrounded by police and military vehicles.
Pinera announced Saturday he was suspending the fare hike, after the entire metro system was shut down the day prior with protesters burning and vandalizing dozens of stations, leaving some completely charred. Pinera's conservative government has been caught flat-footed by the worst social upheaval in decades.People were infuriated by a photo of Pinera eating pizza in a restaurant with his family while the city burned.
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