# Student protests in Chile turn to violent clashes with police

https://mins.news/en/item/82907

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-02 04:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/2/student-protests-in-chile-turn-to-violent-clashes-with-police?traffic_source=rss

> Hundreds of students protesting proposed education funding cuts in Chile’s capital faced riot police, who used tear gas and water cannons to disperse them. The unrest came a day after President Jose Antonio Kast raised the possibility of cuts in his proposed 2027 budget.

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