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Added on the 01/08/2020 19:30:52 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Clashes erupt between supporters of Chile's Mapuche indigenous people and anti-riot police in the capital as a peaceful demonstration turns violent. IMAGES
Police in Chile's capital Santiago fire tire gear and use water cannons in an effort to disperse protesters, during a demonstration to commemorate the "Day of the Race" by members of the Mapuche community. IMAGES
A vandalised supermarket, a petrol station set on fire. The French town of Blois was the scene of unusual urban violence on Tuesday night, after locals allegedly refused to obey a police checkpoint. IMAGES
Chilean police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators who hold up banners and wave Mapuche indigenous flags in front of Santiago's Plaza Italia, which has been the epicenter of the country's protest movement, as residents gather again in the symbolic place after months of inaction due to pandemic. IMAGES
A freight train was derailed after being attacked by a group of people in the Araucanía Region, in southern Chile, shaken for weeks by a series of attacks attributed to radical Mapuche groups. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.