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Chile suspends Metro price hike after 3 die in supermarket fire
« on: October 20, 2019, 07:06:30 pm »
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Chile suspends Metro price hike after 3 die in supermarket fire

Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said late Saturday that authorities will suspend a plan to increase the price of Metro tickets after a week of protests led to the death of three people in a supermarket fire.

The supermarket incident in the country's capital of Santiago Saturday marked the first deaths resulting from the protests. Chile's military was called on to restore order and the Santiago metro region was placed under curfew until 6 a.m. Sunday morning, Eastern time.

Santiago Mayor Karla Rubilar said the supermarket fire remained under investigation. Rubilar said at a news conference two people died inside the supermarket while the third died after being taken to a hospital.

Read more at: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/10/20/Chile-suspends-Metro-price-hike-after-3-die-in-supermarket-fire/9621571575863/
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Re: Chile suspends Metro price hike after 3 die in supermarket fire
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2019, 08:35:32 pm »
People are being killed in riots over a bus-fare hike?
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Re: Chile suspends Metro price hike after 3 die in supermarket fire
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2019, 09:18:27 pm »
Cyber wonders:
"People are being killed in riots over a bus-fare hike?"

I'll reckon that some considerable leftist-communist agitation had a lot to do with it, as well.
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Re: Chile suspends Metro price hike after 3 die in supermarket fire
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2019, 10:46:18 pm »
Lots of protests are going on around the world,  So, maybe some are getting carried away BUT....

People often protests when there are transportation cost increases, it be bus fares, the price of a gallon of gas, train ticket increases.  That seems to be the cause of protests many times.

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Re: Chile protests: Five dead after looters torch garment factory
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2019, 03:35:17 am »
Marxist/Communist type agitators? Or just unruly vandals but this is no good.

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Chile protests: Five dead after looters torch garment factory

  Five people have died after a garment factory was set ablaze by looters near Chile's capital Santiago amid a wave of protests.

The military and police used tear gas and water cannon against demonstrators, and a night-time curfew was imposed in major cities.

The unrest, sparked by a now suspended metro fare hike, has widened to reflect anger over living costs and inequality.



https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-50119649
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Re: Chile suspends Metro price hike after 3 die in supermarket fire
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2019, 02:04:42 pm »
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The unrest, sparked by a now suspended metro fare hike, has widened to reflect anger over living costs and inequality.

"Inequality?"  OK, I get it now.  It's Commies. 
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Re: Chile suspends Metro price hike after 3 die in supermarket fire
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2019, 04:35:36 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on October 20, 2019, 08:35:32 pm
People are being killed in riots over a bus-fare hike?

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/10/19/Chilean-president-declares-state-of-emergency-amid-riots/9731571492386

...Chilean President Sebastián Piñera declared a state of emergency after student protests over metro fare hikes escalated to riots over the rising cost of living.Chilean President Sebastián Piñera declared a state of emergency after student protests over metro fare hikes escalated to riots over the rising cost of living....

...The state of emergency allows soldiers to restrict the right to assembly and movement of citizens, and gives the government power to enforce sentences of up to 20 years for damage to public services....
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