Chile's capital experienced its worst night of anti-government violence in weeks after stone-throwing protesters clashed with police in running battles across the city, forcing public transport to shut down.
Demonstrators returned to Santiago's Plaza Italia on Monday to rally against economic inequality and condemn the government of right-wing billionaire president Sebastian Pinera.
By nightfall a group of hooded men clashed with riot officers in nearby streets, hurling rocks and firing projectiles with slingshots.
One protester was run over by a police vehicle during the clashes, police Captain Juan Chevy told local media.
Chevy said the driver had lost control "due to an overwhelming number of objects and Molotov bombs that were thrown on the windshield of the police vehicle."
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