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Mass protest in Santiago against abuses of Pinochet era

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Mass protest in Santiago against abuses of Pinochet eraThousands of demonstrators poured into the streets of Santiago on Sunday to honor the victims of General Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship, in a march that started peacefully but ended in violence. Although it has been 46 years since the military coup that brought Pinochet to power, his memory still divides Chileans. The protest began in central Santiago, with many demonstrators carrying red carnations and holding photos of loved ones who were killed or disappeared during the Pinochet years.

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