Tear gas forces partial evacuation of hospital
SANTIAGO, Chile – Tear gas fired during a clash between police and student protesters has forced evacuation of part of a hospital in the Chilean capital, Santiago.
Police used the gases as well as torrents of water to block a march by dozens of students demanding educational reforms. Protesters hurled rocks at authorities, who hadn’t given permission for the march on a busy street.
Officials at the Hospital of the Worker say they rushed people out of the physical therapy and other sections before they were overcome by the gas and moved some patients away in vehicles until the gases dissipated.
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