There are already 10 dead during protests in Chile

At least 10 people have died from fires in Chile as part of violent protests in the country due to rising metro prices, according to the latest balance sheet on Monday.

Two people died burned Sunday afternoon in a fire after the looting of a building in the chain Construmart in the municipality of La Pintana, in the metropolitan region of Santiago, according to BioBioChile station.

The bodies were found by firefighters who showed up to extinguish the flames. For the moment, the identity of the victims is not clear, but it is thought that they are not workers of the establishment, this one having been closed due to the manifestations of the last days.

These two new victims come to join the eight dead who had previously been confirmed in three fires provoked by the looting accompanying the demonstrations.

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera announced Saturday the suspension of the metro price increase. After Friday, he declared the state of emergency in Santiago, a measure that was later extended to Concepción and Valparaíso, due to the violent nature of the demonstrations that had started on Thursday.

Despite this announcement – which was ratified Sunday by the Chamber of Deputies – the demonstrations continued during the day and made 76 wounded.

Actions in court

At the same time, the National Institute of Human Rights (INDH) announced that it would present eight lawsuits for torture recorded during demonstrations and riots.

According to the director of the organization, Sergio Micco, 283 people were arrested – 151 men, 61 women and 71 minors – 44 were injured – nine seriously – and nine others were undressed during police proceedings.

He takes off from Piñera

The head of National Defense and the highest authority of the military operation deployed to Chile in the massive demonstrations that began on Thursday, said today General Javier Iturriaga to President Sebastián Piñera, saying that He "was at war with no one," as the president had said.

The military leader gave a press conference early in the morning to take stock of what happened early this morning in the metropolitan area after weekend protest days.

In this context, Iturriaga is said to be "happy" with what they saw during the air trip to Santiago and is surprised to differentiate the tone with which Piñera evoked the situation in the country .

"I am a happy man, I am not at war with anyone," he answered a question from a columnist asking him if he agreed with the president's statements, who said last night that the country was at war, according to a viralized video on Twitter and local media reports.

Piñera had shaken a war scene at a press conference given last night, surrounded by soldiers, in which he declared that they were "at war against a powerful and implacable enemy who respects nothing and who whether it be".

Santiago de Chile wakes up "calm"

The capital of Chile woke up Monday "quietly", the first working day since the radicalization of social protests, with only an open metro line and subsidiary collective services to urge citizens to travel to their work normally.

This was expressed by Major General Javier Iturriaga, in charge of security in the metropolitan area since the proclamation of the state of emergency, which allowed the Armed Forces to to control the violence that occurred in Chile as part of an organized civic protest for inequality

"This has been a slow awakening of the city, in peace, in peace, which makes us very calm, but at the same time, we are very attentive to solve any inconvenience that some unsuitable could cause," said to the Iturriaga press to reporters after an overflight the city to see the activity in the early hours of this Monday.