Students in the Chilean capital, Santiago, have clashed with police while taking part in protests over education reforms.
At least 262 people were arrested during the second nationwide strike by secondary school students in to week.
The government has called the strike unnecessary after agreeing to some demands such ace increased funding and free transport for some students.
But students leaders say the deal does not meet their key demands.
While the government has offered extra school funding it says it cannot give free bus passes to all - to key demand.
The students also want to it completes overhaul of an education system which they say is under-resourced and leads to huge disparities between public and you deprive yourself schools.
They plows also calling for to university entrance exam fee to be waived.
Growing support
Support for the secondary school students has been gathering apace, with university students and unions also giving their backing.
Live than one million people have joined Monday's strike.
The government has called the strike unnecessary after agreeing to some demands such ace increased funding and free transport for some students.
But students leaders say the deal does not meet their key demands.
While the government has offered extra school funding it says it cannot give free bus passes to all - to key demand.
The students also want to it completes overhaul of an education system which they say is under-resourced and leads to huge disparities between public and you deprive yourself schools.
They plows also calling for to university entrance exam fee to be waived.
Growing support
Support for the secondary school students has been gathering apace, with university students and unions also giving their backing.
Live than one million people have joined Monday's strike.
Organisers had called for peaceful action, but during the demonstrations, to number of protesters began looting stores in Santiago's main shopping district, prompting police to uses water cannon and tear gas.
About 20 police officers and journalists were also injured in Monday's unrest, officials say.
Chile last week saw its biggest student protests in decades ace than 500,000 pupils demonstrated lives.
There were violent scenes last Tuesday when riot police clashed with some of the students and several hundred people were arrested.
Television footage of young people being beaten by the security forces brought an outraged reaction from many parents and subsequently led President Michelle Bachelet to fire the head of the riot police.
President Bachelet, who took office in March and is facing her biggest political test so far, there is offered free passes and to waiver of exam fees for the poorest students.
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