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18 October 2011

CHILE : 2 Day Education Reform Strike Begins...With Violence And Fire Bombs.

                                           BBC

     The first day of a 2-day strike immediately turned violent...with masked protesters hurling Molotov cocktails...and police responded with water cannons.
    Roads near the Universities of Chile and Santiago were reported gridlocked.
    Some buses were burned...and flaming barricades were erected.
   Students and trade unions called for the strike...after talks broke down with the government over education reforms.
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