Chilean officials shut down the metro system in Santiago on Friday after demonst...
SANTIAGO - Chilean officials shut down the metro system in Santiago on Friday after demonstrators protesting recent fare hikes took to the streets and attacked subway stops, leaving widespread damage across the capital city of nearly 6 million people.
Thousands more joined after nightfall, clanging pots and blocking traffic in the normally subdued South American capital. High school and university students began the protest after the government hiked fares on Oct. 6 by as much as $1.17 for a peak metro ride, blaming higher energy costs and a weaker peso.
The protests turned increasingly violent on Friday afternoon, however, and by early Friday evening, officials had closed down all of the city’s 136 metro stations, which connect more than 87 miles of track.
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