Violence and looting continued to rock Chile on Sunday, resulting in at least eight deaths as stores and other establishment were set alight despite the imposition of a state of emergency in at least six cities. The demonstrations started over a subway fare increase two weeks ago, which President Sebastián Piñera canceled on Saturday night. But his move failed to quell the wave of demonstrations that continued to convulse the country into Sunday. The unrest was some of the worst to hit the country in decades. Rioting over the fare increase led demonstrators to set fire to buses and vandalize subway stops.

Source: New York Times October 21, 2019 02:15 UTC