WATCH: Chile Coup Anniversary Turns Violent; Tear Gas, Molotovs and 37 Detained in Santiago Clashes

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Thousands marched through Santiago on Sunday to mark 53 years since Chile's 1973 military coup that overthrew President Salvador Allende, but the annual pilgrimage to the General Cemetery was marred by clashes between hooded demonstrators and police. Authorities said 37 people were detained, while water cannon and tear gas were used as protesters threw stones, incendiary devices and Molotov cocktails and set barricades ablaze. Human rights groups and relatives of victims marched against possible pardons for those convicted of abuses under Augusto Pinochet's 1973-1990 dictatorship. The commemoration highlights Chile's continuing struggle over memory, accountability and the fate of victims who were killed, tortured or disappeared during the dictatorship. #chile #chileprotests #santiago #pinochet #chilecoup #1973coup #salvadorallende #humanrights #protests #policeclashes #breakingnews #worldnews #latinamerica #santiagoprotests #chilehistory In this Times Now World News report, we break

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