For the second consecutive day, there were cuts in the vicinity of Plaza Baquedano by demonstrators who gathered in tribute to the journalist, Francisca Sandoval, who died of a bullet impact in Barrio Meiggs in the middle of the Workers’ Day march.
Through audiovisual records you can see clashes between Public Order Control Personnel (COP) and demonstrators at different points of the Alameda near Plaza Italia.
Video via Twitter: @PiensaPrensa
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Due to the incidents, Metro de Santiago reported that the Baquedano station closed its access by line 1, making the doors available by line 5. The combination was performed in a normal way.
19.00 hrs. Baquedano is closed for #L1. Departure and Entrance to the station is done by #L5
✅Combination available
— Santiago Metro – #NuevoViaje (@metrodesantiago) May 13, 2022
The Universidad Católica station closed all its accesses and there was no stop of trains due to the events outside.
The protesters alleged repression by police officials to restore public order. At the moment the traffic is already working normally through the sector.
Video via Twitter: @PiensaPrensa
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