Chile: protests rage despite president's retreat over subway fare increase

Eight deaths reported as protesters loot supermarkets one day after Sebastián Piñera suspends price hikes that sparked unrest

Protests and violence in Chile have spilled over into a new day and turned deadly despite the president cancelling a subway fare hike that prompted the violent demonstrations.

Officials in the Santiago region said three people died in fires at two looted supermarkets early on Sunday. Five more people later were found dead in the basement of a burned warehouse and were not employees, authorities said.

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