00:00On Wednesday night, the Chilean police reportedly fired at citizens holding an anti-fascist demonstration against newly sworn-in President
00:06José Antonio Kast.
00:08At least eight shots were fired by police officers in the vicinity of the Catholic University Metro Station in the
00:13capital of Santiago.
00:14The incident was recorded by a protester at the scene and broadcast live through the social media accounts of the
00:20popular media outlet Boss N Fuga.
00:22The official swearing-in of far-right Pinochet supporter Kast in Vile Paraiso triggered demonstrations across Chile.
00:28Hours before the Metro Station incident, teenage students at a school in the municipality of Nunoa, where Kast was said
00:35to make one of his first public appearances as president,
00:38were detained for mobilizing after being prohibited from protesting under threat of having their enrollment canceled.
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