SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Protesters battled police in Chile’s capital on Tuesday in the latest unrest against deeply unpopular President Sebastian Pinera, possibly sidetracking his top priorities such as capital market reforms. Spearheaded by students demanding more affordable and improved education, tens of thousands of protesters marched in the streets of Santiago. A small core of protesters started fires and threw rocks at police, who fired tear gas and water cannons. Police said 273 protesters were detained and 23 police officers were injured. No figures on other injuries were available. At least two cars burned in downtown Santiago as police on horseback tried to drive protesters back….
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