21. The protestors attacked the police and smashed windows along Alemeda, the main street through central Santiago. 22. The standoff ignited five days of protests by Protestants in which they blocked roads all across the province, burned vehicles and attacked the police. 23. The tapes mingled news footage of Cardenas making public speeches with unrelated scenes of rampaging mobs burning buses and attacking the police. 24. They whooped and hollered, harassed females in passing cars, blocked traffic, attacked police and smashed car windows. 25. Police made no arrests in connection with the explosives, but arrested three people for attacking police when minor rioting broke out during the security operation. 26. Protesters attacked police, who responded by firing in the air. 27. Protesters attacked riot police with firebombs Thursday, injuring at least one officer and burning a police car and a fire truck. 28. Police commanders say they videotaped their operations and expect to be vindicated when scores of Catholics and Protestants injured in the riots appear in court charged with attacking police. 29. Police arrested four protesters and plan to bring criminal charges against them for attacking the police, Edelbacher said. 30. A few have taken up arms, attacking Serbian police. |