SANTIAGO, Chile - Protesters rallied in front of Chile’s presidential palace Thursday to support people who have lost eyes to police shotgun pellets and tear gas canisters during mass demonstrations that have wracked the country. At least 232 people have lost vision during five weeks of protest in Chile against deep inequality and calling for better social services and pensions. Protesters say security forces — mainly national police known as “Carabineros” — have stopped firing shotgun pellets at protesters but continue firing tear gas canisters. “Now they have stopped firing the pellets, but they keep firing tear gas bombs in the face of the people.”Luckily, Herrera’s eye is expected to heal. “I lost my eye; they emptied my eye” by hitting it with a pellet, he said.

Source: thestar November 29, 2019 01:47 UTC