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Violent Chile protests swirl against unpopular Pinera

SANTIAGO - Protesters clashed violently with police in Chile's capital on Thursday to decry President Sebastian Pinera's policies, as a poll showed him the least popular leader in two decades since the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship.
Demonstrators led by students demanding cheaper and better state education blocked roads and lit fires as police used water cannons and tear gas to quell the latest outcry against the conservative billionaire.