translated from Spanish: Government confirmed that two people were shot to bullet during military control in Santiago

Interior Minister Andrés Chadwick took stock of the acts of violence in various cities in the country, amid demonstrations over the rise in public transport fares, a move that was suspended yesterday since the Ejecutivo.La authority reported that there were 50 acts of serious violence in the Metropolitan Region and 53 in the rest of the country. In total in Santiago, there were also 7 buses burned and destroyed at 8 stations of the Metro network.In addition Interior confirmed the death of two people by a fire in a supermarket in the commune of San Bernardo and that a third person resulted in serious injuries and 75% d and his body with burns, a product of the fact. On the edge of the communes of La Pintana and Puente Alto, two people were seriously injured during military control. Chadwick said the event is the subject of an investigation by the Public Prosecutor’s Office.” We regret these situations, but the work of the FF.AA. and Carabineros has our backed down, because it has been indispensable,” said the interior minister.52 carabinieri were reported as injured in the Metropolitan Region and 10 in the rest of the country, while 5 civilians were reported injured in the metropolitan area and 10 in the rest of the national territory. At the time, there were 625 detainees in the Metropolitan Region and 91 in regions, while 244 persons arrested for infringement were reported throughout the country. “In the face of these acts of violence, vandalism so severe that we have experienced in recent hours, as a government we have made all our efforts,” Chadwick said.The Interior holder also reported that 7,941 FF.AA. and Carabinieri officials have joined deployed for situation control, focused on the care of the critical infrastructure of cities. “Our duty is to act, take care of people and we are making every effort to bring control and ensure safety,” he said. Chadwick reiterated that the Metropolitan, Valparaiso, Biobío, Coquimbo and O’Higgins regions have areas with a state of emergency, and that it is considered to extend the measure to other regions if necessary. He also noted that this afternoon the President of the Republic, Sebastián Piñera, will meet with the presidents of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, and the President of the Supreme Court, to discuss the situation.

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