Dozens of protesters in Antofagasta took to the streets on the anniversary of the formation of the Carabineros, the national police organization of Chile. Demonstrators called for the agency’s immediate dissolution, burning barricades and clashing with Carabineros who arrived to suppress the protest.
Via Primera Línea Prensa, Antofagasta Informa 2.0, & radioantofagastaonline
The Lebanese Army has reoccupied the ministries, and has cracked down hard on any dissent, brutalizing protesters that they find in the streets.
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