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Despite heavy levels of militarized police at the Alameda and the University of Chile, thousands of protesters poured into the streets of Santiago demanding the resignation of Chilean President Sebastian Piñera. Clashes continued through the night, as the last protesters dispersed around 10:00 P.M.
Dozens of protesters in the Santiago neighborhood of Puente Alto and the subdistrict of Bajos de Mena took to the streets on the Day of the Youth Combatant, placing and burning barricades and throwing Molotov cocktails at the 66th Police Station.