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| | On October 24th, the Chilean government reported that 18 people had been killed during the demonstrations, the night curfews and various acts of arson. According to the National Human Rights Institute (''Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos'' or INDH), five of these fatalities were at the hands of the security forces. The INDH has also reported that some 2,600 people have been detained and 584 injured, 245 of them by firearms. | | On October 24th, the Chilean government reported that 18 people had been killed during the demonstrations, the night curfews and various acts of arson. According to the National Human Rights Institute (''Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos'' or INDH), five of these fatalities were at the hands of the security forces. The INDH has also reported that some 2,600 people have been detained and 584 injured, 245 of them by firearms. |
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| − | The next day, the elite police drug squad from the 'Departamento O.S.7 Drogas y Estupefacientes' in a warning of things to come, conducted 12 televised dawn raids in the suburbs of Peñalolén, La Florida, El Bosque, San Bernardo and Puente Alto of Santiago, arresting 7 citizens that were caught in security footage taking part in the first week of looting.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cONYak4r8_w Carabineros identifica a algunos de los involucrados en saqueos por sus vehículos]</ref> | + | The next day, the elite police drug squad from the 'Departamento O.S.7 Drogas y Estupefacientes' in a warning of things to come, conducted 12 televised dawn raids in the suburbs of Peñalolén, La Florida, El Bosque, San Bernardo and Puente Alto in Santiago, arresting 7 citizens that were caught in security footage taking part in the first week of looting.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cONYak4r8_w Carabineros identifica a algunos de los involucrados en saqueos por sus vehículos]</ref> |
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| − | On October 29th, Professor Roberto Campos Weiss from the 'Universidad del Desarrollo' (UDD) became the first citizen formally charged with taking part in the destruction of the Santiago subway network, after video evidence emerged showing him taking part in the destruction of the turnstiles of the San Joaquín Train Station.<ref>[https://www.cnnchile.com/pais/profesor-suspendido-universidad-del-desarrollo-formalizado-destrozos-metro_20191031/ Profesor es suspendido por la Universidad del Desarrollo tras ser formalizado por destrozos a estación de Metro]</ref> | + | On October 29th, Professor Roberto Campos Weiss from the 'Universidad del Desarrollo' (UDD) became the first citizen formally charged with taking part in the destruction of the Santiago subway network, after video evidence emerged showing him taking part in the destruction of the turnstiles of the San Joaquín Train Station.<ref>[https://www.cnnchile.com/pais/profesor-suspendido-universidad-del-desarrollo-formalizado-destrozos-metro_20191031/ Profesor es suspendido por la Universidad del Desarrollo tras ser formalizado por destrozos a estación de Metro]</ref> |
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| − | On October 30th, 42 televised police raids were conducted in the Santiago suburbs of Quilicura, Talagante, Maipú y Conchalí resulting in the arrest of 7 people caught in possession of stolen goods.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlzrCfILZGs Saqueadores podrían perder autos incautados]</ref>In all, 71 citizens that had taken part in the initial wave of widespread looting throughout Chile were reported to have been finally apprehended in the police crackdown that day.<ref>[https://www.mega.cl/noticias/nacional/280704-carabineros-saqueos-detenidos-carabineros-balance.html Carabineros reporta 71 detenidos por saqueos en 11 comunas del país]</ref> | + | On October 30th, 42 televised police raids were conducted in the Santiago suburbs of Quilicura, Talagante, Maipú and Conchalí resulting in the arrest of 7 people caught in possession of stolen goods.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlzrCfILZGs Saqueadores podrían perder autos incautados]</ref>In all, 71 citizens that had taken part in the initial wave of destruction throughout Chile were reported to have been finally apprehended in the police crackdown that day.<ref>[https://www.mega.cl/noticias/nacional/280704-carabineros-saqueos-detenidos-carabineros-balance.html Carabineros reporta 71 detenidos por saqueos en 11 comunas del país]</ref> |
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