Pinera’s comments were first screened by CNN on Dec. 15, but only gained widespread renown on Thursday, when they became the subject of intense debate. Manuel Jose Ossandon, a senator for the center-right National Renewal party, told newspaper La Tercera: “Enough. The report highlighted that one in five tweets about the unrest was generated outside of Chile, and among the most active accounts were fans of South Korea’s K-pop culture. Friday’s call for a “K-pop rally” in Santiago included the ambitious promise of a closing concert by South Korean mega band BTS. There were widespread claims on social media that the fire was started by a police tear gas canister, although firefighters said that they could not confirm the cause of the blaze and police did not respond to a request for comment.

Source: Taipei Times December 28, 2019 15:56 UTC