In pictures: More protests in Chile's Santiago

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A demonstrator is detained by the police during a protest in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. The protests started on Friday afternoon when high school students flooded subway stations, jumping turnstiles, dodging fares and vandalizing stations as part of protests against a fare hike, but by nightfall had extended throughout Santiago with students setting up barricades and fires at the entrances to subway stations, forcing President Sebastian Pinera to announce a state of emergency and deploy the armed forces into the streets. Image Credit: AP

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Demonstrators confront riot policemen with a banner during a protest against the government in Valparaiso, Chile. Image Credit: Reuters

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Men take pictures of a burning car during violent protests in Santiago, on October 19, 2019. Three people died in a fire inside a Santiago supermarket that was ransacked early Sunday, as violent clashes between protesters and security forces continued, said the mayor of the Chilean capital, Karla Rubilar. "We have to report that three people have been killed in a fire in a supermarket. Two burned to death and the third was taken to hospital in poor condition but later died," Rubilar told reporters. Image Credit: AFP

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Aerial view of a burnt metro station after protests in Santiago on October 19, 2019. In the capital, at least five subway stations and buses were set ablaze, while demonstrators looted supermarkets and pharmacies. Image Credit: AFP

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A police officer walks in a subway station that was torched during protests, in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. Seventy-eight subway stations, or about 60% of the subway network, have sustained some sort of damage; the subway is likely to be closed for much of the week. Image Credit: AP

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Chilean Army soldiers jump from a truck during a protest in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. The sight of tanks and troops roaming the streets was jarring for many Chileans, given the country's former 17-year military dictatorship, during which the armed forces committed rampant abuses. This is the first time since Chile's return to democracy in 1990 that the government has declared a state of emergency for public disorders in the capital. Image Credit: AP

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Demonstrators run from the police water cannon during a protest in Santiago, Chile, October 19, 2019. Image Credit: Reuters

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Riot policemen react during a protest against the government in Valparaiso, Chile October 19, 2019. Protests and arson attacks have also taken place in the port city of Valparaiso, where Congress is, and other cities around the country. Image Credit: AP

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A demonstrator rides a bicycle past an improvised bonfire during a protest in Santiago, Chile, October 19, 2019. Authorities announced a curfew in Santiago starting at 0100 GMT Sunday, after protesters set buses on fire, burned metro stations and clashed with riot police in the city of seven million. Image Credit: Reuters

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