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Tens half blind in Chile as riot police open fire with rubber bullets close range

Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
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Running away as shots rang out, Carlos Vivanco turned to see where they were coming from. Then he felt his left eye closing and his face dripping with blood. The 18-year-old student had become one of the scores of people hit in the eyes, and in some cases blinded, by police rubber bullets in Chile's recent wave of anti-government protests. Read full article

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  • Enrique Massot

    One can never cease to be amazed by the methodical cruelty the privileged are capable of when it comes to protect their entitlements.

    Nov 17th, 2019 - 06:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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