Santiago-Sana
Santiago - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera declared a state of emergency in the capital Santiago on Tuesday after chaos spread amid protests that set fire to a downtown building and shut down the subway system.
Reuters quoted Banera as saying he would use a "special state security law to prosecute criminals responsible for damage to the city," while expressing "sympathy for those affected by the increase in public transport prices."
"In the coming days, our government will call for a dialogue to alleviate the suffering of those affected by the increase," he said.
High school and university students began the protest after the government raised the price of metro tickets on the sixth of this month about $ 1.17 for full-distance flights, but the protests turned increasingly violent yesterday afternoon and officials closed by the early hours of the evening all the city's metro stations, 136 stations.
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