Security Update (Wed)

More than 700 arrests in a single day, plus an unknown number of people bruised or suffering the effects of teargas, was the outcome of the first day of the 'Revolution of the Penguins' in Chile's capital, Santiago, staged by secondary-school students aged between 15 and 18. Admitting that repression had been excessive, the government ordered the dismissal of several high-ranking officers of Carabineros, the paramilitary police. A second day of disturbances introduced a worrying new element to the confrontation: the appearance of adults and hooded persons intent on provoking a major riot.