Article: 2nd LD: Over 100 arrested during student protests in Chile

2nd LD: Over 100 arrested during student protests in Chile

SANTIAGO, April 24 (Xinhua) -- More than 100 people were arrested Thursday during protests in Chile convoked by a student organization, police said.

The Association of High School Students (AES) was boycotting the Organic Education Law (LGE), which will replace the one inherited from the country's military regime, and urged the government to increase educational budget.

The protests were especially large in the Chilean capital Santiago and the southern city of Valdivia.

In Santiago, protestors, mostly aged ...

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