Police used water cannon and tear gas to defuse the latest rash of social unrest against conservative billionaire Pinera’s policies. The government said hundreds of people had been detained since Wednesday and several police officers were badly injured two of them shot as violence flared overnight, when dozens of shops, supermarkets and gas station kiosks were looted and buses damaged. The government says only a fraction of public sector workers have joined the strike, called by Chile s main umbrella labor union CUT, which follows huge demonstrations led by students to demand free education and greater distribution of the spoils of a copper price boom in the top world producer.
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