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Mega-rally marks Chile protests third week as president struggles

Fresh clashes erupted in the Chilean capital Santiago as protests entered their third week. [Photo: AFP]

Protesters in Chile clashed with police, looted stores and endured a strong earthquake at the close of a huge rally kicking off the third week of anti-government demonstrations that have sparked deadly unrest.

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Plaza de Italia, the epicenter of the unrest over economic inequality and other woes, and tried to march on the presidential palace in downtown Santiago.

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