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Protests erupted again on October 28th despite President Piñera's decision to reshuffle his cabinet. On November 1st, about 1,000 women dressed in black, marched silently through Santiago's streets carrying flowers, calling for justice for the nearly two dozen people who had been killed in the unrest that had gripped Chile for two weeks.
 
Protests erupted again on October 28th despite President Piñera's decision to reshuffle his cabinet. On November 1st, about 1,000 women dressed in black, marched silently through Santiago's streets carrying flowers, calling for justice for the nearly two dozen people who had been killed in the unrest that had gripped Chile for two weeks.
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==Widespread vandalism==
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==Widespread anarchism==
    
During the night of October 18th, subway stations, supermarkets, and petrol stations were burned throughout Santiago, leading the president to call a state of emergency on October 19th. The [[New York Times]] reported ''"Around the city, flames and smoke mixed with tear gas and water cannon spray as armed forces mobilized on the streets for the first time in almost 30 years in a country that still shudders at the memory of military rule"''.
 
During the night of October 18th, subway stations, supermarkets, and petrol stations were burned throughout Santiago, leading the president to call a state of emergency on October 19th. The [[New York Times]] reported ''"Around the city, flames and smoke mixed with tear gas and water cannon spray as armed forces mobilized on the streets for the first time in almost 30 years in a country that still shudders at the memory of military rule"''.
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On October 28th, frustrated protesters who had been dispersed from their attempts to march to the La Moneda Presidential Palace, set fire and destroyed the nearby Restaurante La Piccola Italia just 700 metres from their intended target.<ref>[https://www.ellitoral.com/index.php/id_um/212453-chile-nuevos-saqueos-incendios-barricadas-y-enfrentamientos-20-muertos-internacionales.html Chile: Nuevos saqueos, incendios, barricadas y enfrentamientos]</ref>
 
On October 28th, frustrated protesters who had been dispersed from their attempts to march to the La Moneda Presidential Palace, set fire and destroyed the nearby Restaurante La Piccola Italia just 700 metres from their intended target.<ref>[https://www.ellitoral.com/index.php/id_um/212453-chile-nuevos-saqueos-incendios-barricadas-y-enfrentamientos-20-muertos-internacionales.html Chile: Nuevos saqueos, incendios, barricadas y enfrentamientos]</ref>
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On November 4th, violent protesters in the city of Concepción set fire to the 'Caja de Compensación Los Andes' high rise building.
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<ref>[https://www.diarioconcepcion.cl/ciudad/2019/11/03/incendio-afecta-a-varios-pisos-del-edificio-de-caja-los-andes-en-concepcion.html Incendio destruyó oficinas del Servel en Edificio Los Andes de Concepción]</ref>
    
==Violence==
 
==Violence==
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