Chile: Clashes erupt at Santiago protests over transport fare hikes

M/S Police firing projectiles at protesters, Santiago
W/S Protesters on the street
W/S Protester with fire-extinguisher
W/S Protesters clashing with police
M/S Protester throwing tear gas cannister back at police
W/S Protesters clashing with police
M/S Protesters dragging metal barricades
W/S Water cannon truck firing at protesters
W/S Protester throwing tear gas cannister back at police
W/S Police vehicle driving by and releasing tear gas
M/S Protesters attacking car
W/S Fire in the street and protesters
M/S Protesters attacking car
W/S Police moving metal barriers
M/S Protesters running up grass verge
M/S Protester throwing metal barrier
W/S Protesters rocking bus
W/S Protesters in street
W/S Police armoured vehicle
M/S Protester holding sign reading (Spanish): "Pinera [President of Chile Sebastian Pinera] supreme evader."
W/S Protesters walking on street
W/S Protesters walking on street and cloud of smoke
M/S Sign showing status of subway lines
M/S People entering subway
W/S Protesters and cars on street *DRONE FOOTAGE* *NO SOUND AT SOURCE*
W/S Police vehicles and protesters on street *DRONE FOOTAGE* *NO SOUND AT SOURCE*
W/S Protesters on street *DRONE FOOTAGE* *NO SOUND AT SOURCE*
W/S Protesters on street *DRONE FOOTAGE* *NO SOUND AT SOURCE*
W/S Protesters on street *DRONE FOOTAGE* *NO SOUND AT SOURCE*
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Thousands of student protesters staging a mass demonstration against rising public transport costs clashed with police in Santiago on Friday.
Footage shows police using water cannons and tear gas to disperse protesters as well as demonstrators erecting barricades and facing off against police on the street. Drone footage also shows the scale of the protests.
The protests were sparked by a rise in public transport fares which demonstrators see as unacceptable when faced with rising living costs. A number of metro services were halted across the Chilean capital during the demonstrations as protesters vaulted barriers and damaged ticket machines.