Thousands of protesters took part in new protests in Chile despite the replacement of eight key ministers by President Sebastián Piñera and his attempts to assure the country that he heard calls for greater equality and improved social services.
The new protests led to clashes between protesters and security forces.
Patricio Acosta, president of the Chilean Red Cross, confirmed that the number of the people injured in the protests in Chile since October 17 is more than 2,500.
Acosta told Radio Cooperativa that many of the injured did not go to hospitals for fear of arrest.
Noteworthy, violent clashes erupted between the protesters and the security forces in central Santiago a few hours after Chilean President Piñera unveiled a major cabinet reshuffle last Monday.
The clashes broke out at the presidential palace and the “Piazza Italia”, which has become a center of protest since the social protest movement began.
Local media reported that the clashes broke out in Valparaiso and Concepción, while the Chilean president announced a cabinet reshuffle, replacing ministers of Interior, Economy and Finance, in an attempt to calm the angry protesters.
The anger, that have since expanded and turned into violent demonstrations and looting, erupted after the announcement of 3.75 percent increase in fees for the Santiago metro tickets .
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