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October 5, 2020

Police in Chile Throw Teenager Off Bridge During Anti-Government Protest
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In Chile, a now-viral video shows a police officer in Santiago chasing a
16-year-old boy during an anti-government protest, whom the officer then
grabs and throws over the railing of a bridge into a river channel. The
boy is seen floating face down, motionless in the dirty shallow water.
He is reportedly at a hospital in stable condition. Chileans are
preparing to vote on a referendum that could replace the country's
Pinochet-era constitution. Over 8,500 human rights violations have been
attributed to Chilean police since the start of protests over inequality
and privatization started a year ago.


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