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Incredible footage from inside a police vehicle as it attempts to get through a violent mob demonstrating against high costs of living.
The protests, sparked by the Metro price hikes, have left at least 23 dead, 2,365 civilians hospitalized and as many as 14,000 arrested, according to police, prosecutors and human rights groups. The finance minister put the damage to property and public transport at $3 billion.
Walmart Chile, the local subsidiary of the world's largest company, said in a statement it had experienced 1,200 episodes of lootings and fires at 128 of its approximately 400 stores. It said 34 supermarkets had been set on fire, and 17 of them destroyed. — Walmart has sought court orders for police protection.