Police fired tear gas and water cannons on protesters in Santiago, Chile on Wednesday.<br/> A few dozen student demonstrators were protesting outside the house of local mayor Cristian Labbe, who supports former dictator, Augusto Pinochet.<br/> The students were already organised to hold their ongoing rallies for free education when they grouped near Labbe's home.<br/> Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the protesters. Some were detained.<br/> They were outraged when the mayor hosted a ceremony last November in honour of a general who is serving a prison sentence of 144 years, for human rights violations during Pinochet's regime.<br/> Over the past year, Chile has seen a number of student protests end up in violence.<br/> Michaela Cabrera, Reuters.
