Students demanding wider free education clashed with police in Valparaiso, Chile on Tuesday as President Sebastian Pinera’s delivered his final state of the nation speech to Congress. (May 21)
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Valparaiso, Chile – May 21, 2013
1. Wide of burning barricade erected by protesters during demonstrations as Chilean President Sebastian Pinera made final state of the nation speech to Congress
2. Wide of riot police standing in group as protesters are shot by water cannon
3. Zoom out from wide of protesters throwing stones and running away from water cannon
4. Wide of protesters throwing stones at police
5. Wide of riot police standing behind flames of firebomb
6. Wide of riot police advancing on line of protesters
7. Pan of water cannon spraying protesters
8. Zoom out of police vehicle releasing tear gas from bonnet as protesters throw objects
9. Pan of police vehicle releasing tear gas
10. Wide of tear gas in street, pan to armed police officer advancing on protesters and throwing tear-gas canister
11. Mid of police officers pushing arrested protester into police van
STORYLINE:
Students hurled homemade firebombs at police during protests in the Chilean city of Valparaiso on Tuesday during President Sebastian Pinera’s final state of the nation speech to Congress.
Police used water cannons and tear gas to repel the protesters, who had gathered around the Congress building in the coastal city, 120 kilometres (74 miles) south-west of the capital, Santiago.
There is no official figure of the number of arrests made but police could be seen bundling protesters into a van while being heckled by others.
Thousands of people took part in the protests, and marched through the city streets carrying banners and flags.
The protesting students are demanding the wide-ranging expansion of free education.
In his final state of the union address to Congress, Pinera announced that kindergarten education would become compulsory for every child in Chile.
“We will have a country that ensures and guarantees free, quality education for all our children and young people over 13 years old,” he said to applause.
However, Pinera has said he won’t extend free education to the tertiary level demanded by the students because it would amount to financing the wealthy.
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