On the 6th (local time) in Santiago, the capital of Chile, a street artist is flying in front of a placard stating “Street art is not a crime.” AP=Yonhap News
– In Chile, South America, where anti-government protests have not ceased since 2019 due to public transportation fare issues, protests are intensifying this time with the death of a street artist by the police. In the tourist city of Pangipui in southern Chile, after a policeman shoots and kills a clown performing a street performance, the protesters who were angry at the protests are intensifying. Protesters angered by the shooting that took place on the 5th set fire on the street, burning many buildings, and several protests took place in the capital city of Santiago, police officials said. The police are investigating the case by arresting the policeman who fired the gun.
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Demonstration squads during anti-government protests in Santiago, Chile, cover their faces in front of reporters’ cameras. He is holding a pot and spoon used as a tool for protest against economic hardship. AP=Yonhap News
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A street artist is being baptized with a water cannon by the police during an anti-government protest in Santiago on the 6th. AFP=Yonhap News
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Chilean police are subduing protesters with water cannons. AFP=Yonhap News
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A street artist is holding a sign that reads “You are a child without a father?” at an anti-government protest held in Santiago, Chile on the 6th. AFP=Yonhap News
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On the 6th, protesters in Santiago, Chile, are being arrested by the police. AP=Yonhap News
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A clown is being arrested by the police while protesting on the 6th in Pangypui, where the clown killing incident took place. AP=Yonhap News
– In the video at the time of the incident, 27-year-old Juggler Francis Martinez Romero rebelled without responding to police checks. Then the policeman fired at his feet. He had a large pair of swords that seemed to be used in street performances, and he sometimes swung them. After being shot, he suddenly rushes at the policeman, who fired several guns and knocked him down on the road.
Many people who watched the video went to street protests, protesting the violence and cruelty that police officers have shown in various protests in recent years.
Reporter Choi Jeong-dong
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