There are eight dead in Santiago and another curfew – News

The discovery of five bodies in the rubble of a burning textile factory northwest of Santiago has brought to eight the number of victims recorded during this weekend's protests in Chile, an official source said Sunday. .

"Unfortunately, five bodies were found inside the factory, products of this fire," said Santiago's second fire brigade commander, Diego Velásquez, according to the Santiago newspaper. Mercury.

Regarding the fire, Velasquez said that "the neighbors have indicated that it could have been intentional" and added that "it is a hypothesis that is being considered". The burned factory is located in Renca, a commune in the northwest of the capital.

Karla Rubilar, mayor of the metropolitan region of Santiago, announced the death of three people this morning after the fire of a supermarket in the municipality of San Bernardo, south of the capital.

The firefighters found two bodies burned there and another seriously injured person was taken to the hospital, where he died soon after, the official said in radio reports Bío Bío.

In addition, several reports have reported more than 200 wounded and, according to the Minister of the Interior, Andrés Chadwick, 960 people arrested for riots as part of protests recorded this weekend in Chile.

According to Chadwick, after curfew and the state of emergency imposed by President Sebastián Piñera to end the wave of protests against the increase in the metro ticket, 103 "serious acts of violence "were registered in the country, including 50 in Santiago. .

In a message to the nation, the minister said seven groups were burned and 62 police officers were injured in the capital.

The new curfew, which adds to the one determined Saturday, will apply from 7 pm this Sunday until 6 pm Monday. It will be for Santiago, Valparaiso and Concepción.

The Chilean army general, Javier Iturriaga Iturriaga, said that he had decided to take this step to protect the security of citizenship and "protect the lives of all," and asked citizens to return at home to rest in order to start the week of The best possible way.

Angie Gatica Report