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Chile: Water cannons used on protesters during tribute to victim of police violence03:35
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Police used water cannons on protesters amid skirmishes during a commemorative tribute gathering to a victim of police violence in Santiago, on Monday.

Protesters had gathered near where Mauricio Fredes died after being pursued by police during the 'social outbreak' wave of protests in 2019, a movement that is still ongoing.

Fredes died at the age of 33 on December 27 2019, when he fell head first into a water-filled pit containing electrical cables as he was attempting to escape from a pursuing police vehicle during a protest.

As a result of the protests, Chile voted for a new constitution in a referendum in October, which saw an approval rate of 78 percent.

Chile: Water cannons used on protesters during tribute to victim of police violence

Chile, Santiago
December 29, 2020 at 06:33 GMT +00:00 · Published

Police used water cannons on protesters amid skirmishes during a commemorative tribute gathering to a victim of police violence in Santiago, on Monday.

Protesters had gathered near where Mauricio Fredes died after being pursued by police during the 'social outbreak' wave of protests in 2019, a movement that is still ongoing.

Fredes died at the age of 33 on December 27 2019, when he fell head first into a water-filled pit containing electrical cables as he was attempting to escape from a pursuing police vehicle during a protest.

As a result of the protests, Chile voted for a new constitution in a referendum in October, which saw an approval rate of 78 percent.

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Police used water cannons on protesters amid skirmishes during a commemorative tribute gathering to a victim of police violence in Santiago, on Monday.

Protesters had gathered near where Mauricio Fredes died after being pursued by police during the 'social outbreak' wave of protests in 2019, a movement that is still ongoing.

Fredes died at the age of 33 on December 27 2019, when he fell head first into a water-filled pit containing electrical cables as he was attempting to escape from a pursuing police vehicle during a protest.

As a result of the protests, Chile voted for a new constitution in a referendum in October, which saw an approval rate of 78 percent.

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