Daily Archives: 10/05/2011

Conflict Between Mapuche and Police in Temuco; Four Officers Injured

On Monday, May 9th, a farm located three kilometers south of Temuco was occupied by a group of Mapuche protestors. Upon receiving a call from the property’s owner, special forces arrived on the scene to disperse the occupiers. During the removal, buckshot was fired from shotguns by some Mapuche individuals,  resulting in four police officers being injured — none of them seriously. Continue reading

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