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New demonstrations, sometimes enamelled incidents, took place Tuesday, October 29 in Santiago and other cities of Chile. with a makeshift shield during a protest against

Thousands of people gathered again Tuesday night to protest inequities and demand better public services. Protesters are not satisfied with the new government presented Monday by President Sebastian Piñera.

With our correspondent in Santiago, Justine Fontaine

New clashes erupted in the streets on Tuesday night, and police repeatedly barred protesters from traveling on the capital's main avenue. Appointment was given near the presidential palace of Moneda, but the neighborhood was cordoned off by the police. Under the tear gas, protesters retreated to Plaza Italia, the traditional starting point for demonstrations.

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Tatiana Bravo, 52, came to protest with her children. Eyes red with gas, she leaves disappointed and angry: " I feel terribly helpless because we could not demonstrate quietly or join the procession. We were repressed with tear gas and water cannons , "she reports.

Injured by lead shots

A few minutes later, an observer from the Chilean Institute of Human Rights, an independent public body, receives shots from the police. His vital prognosis is not engaged, but he must be admitted to emergencies.

The shootings are " intolerable " according to the director of the human rights institute, Sergio Micco: " Often, in demonstrations in which there are no excesses, there is shooting and in this case there was heavy gunfire against an observer of the Institute of Human Rights who was obviously not committing any act of violence, "he confirms.

According to him, since the beginning of the demonstrations two weeks ago, at least 1,200 people have been wounded, in particular by firearms or lead pellets fired by the police.