03:00Police used tear gas and deployed water cannons to disperse protesters who had gathered in Chile capital Santiago on Friday to observe the first anniversary of the death of a football fan who had died a year ago after being reportedly run over by a police van.
Protesters had gathered on Baquedano Square (also known as Plaza Italia) a year after a fan of Colo-Colo football team Jorge Mora was killed after leaving a football stadium on January 28, 2020.
Chile: Tear gas, water cannons deployed amid protests on death anniv of football fan
Police used tear gas and deployed water cannons to disperse protesters who had gathered in Chile capital Santiago on Friday to observe the first anniversary of the death of a football fan who had died a year ago after being reportedly run over by a police van.
Protesters had gathered on Baquedano Square (also known as Plaza Italia) a year after a fan of Colo-Colo football team Jorge Mora was killed after leaving a football stadium on January 28, 2020.
Police used tear gas and deployed water cannons to disperse protesters who had gathered in Chile capital Santiago on Friday to observe the first anniversary of the death of a football fan who had died a year ago after being reportedly run over by a police van.
Protesters had gathered on Baquedano Square (also known as Plaza Italia) a year after a fan of Colo-Colo football team Jorge Mora was killed after leaving a football stadium on January 28, 2020.