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‘We are at war’: Chile’s president extends state of emergency after deadly riots

Protesters and security forces clashed for a third day in Santiago.

Chile’s government extended a state of emergency to several cities across the country, after a weekend of violent clashes, looting and arson attacks.

Also in the programme: The polls have opened, and Canadians will now decide whether to give Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal party a second term; and the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, makes a second attempt to get MPs to approve his Brexit deal today.

Picture: Protesters flee from tear gas during a protest against Chile"s state economic model in Santiago October 20, 2019. Credit: REUTERS.

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Mon 21 Oct 201913:06GMT

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