19-10-2019 03:46 via kvoa.com

Subway service in Chile’s capital suspended as protest grows

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Subway service in Chile’s capital has suspended, trapping hundreds of thousands of commuters on their way home from work, after high school students flooded subway stations, jumping turnstiles, dodging fares and vandalizing stations as part of protests against a fare hike.
By nightfall Friday, the protests had extended throughout Santiago with young protesters setting up barricades at the entrances to subway stations. Television images showed students and other
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