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Thousands of students protest for free education

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Students seeking a free public university education clashed with police in downtown Santiago on the second day of street protests for educational reform involving some 25,000 people. Chile, 19th October 2011
in Politics, on the 19th of October 2011

A dog jumps through a water cannon as protesters and police in Santiago clash as the protest turns violent.

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Protesters and police in Santiago clash as the protest turns violent

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A protester throws a stone at a police vehicle.

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A demonstrator waves a black flag.

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Protesters and police in Santiago clash as the protest turns violent

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Demonstrators angry at not having free education kick away tear gas canisters after being fired upon.

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Protesters and police in Santiago clash as the protest turns violent.

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Protesters and police in Santiago clash as the protest turns violent.

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Protesters and police in Santiago clash as the protest turns violent. The government has warned it will invoke an emergency security law to help quell the protests - the biggest in Chile since 1990.

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Protesters and police in Santiago clash as the protest turns violent

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Protesters and police in Santiago clash as the protest turns violent

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Protesters and police in Santiago clash as the protest turns violent

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Protesters and police in Santiago clash as the protest turns violent

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