11/08/2011 15:48
Chile: Police clash with protesters during student march
Clashes erupted in the Chilean capital, Santiago, as thousands of students marched to press their demands for changes to the education system.
Masked protesters fought pitched battles in the city centre with police who fired water cannon and tear gas.
Students, who had been demonstrating for weeks, said the current system is under-funded and unequal.
President Sebastian Pinera had pledged extra funding, but students said this was not enough.
Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter said the violence showed that student leaders could not control their demonstrators, BBC reported.