16 Churches Burned in Region of Mapuche Protests

Police in Chile say unknown attackers burned a Catholic church and downed two high-tension electricity towers in the southern part of the country.

CHR Comment: The Mapuche are indigenous people who are seeking restoration of land. Whether violent protestors are responsible for burning the Protestant and Catholic churches is not concluded in the article.

Source: Chilean Church, Power Lines Hit in Apparent Indigenous Protest – NBC News

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