On Monday, 17 September 2018, a standoff between drivers and the security forces in Santiago, took place during a strike to complain about the increase in the price of fuel. Agents from the National Police shot at the drivers who belonged to two unions, The National Federation of Transport the New Option (Fenatrano) and the National Center of Transport Organizations (Conatra). During the confrontation the police broke several windows and threw tear gas bombs at the protesters who were holding up the traffic on Las Carreras with Sabana Larga Avenues. Despite being shot at, the drivers continued to defy the police authorities.
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Listin Diario
18 September 2018
