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Water cannon flattens photographer in Chile demonstration

Ivan Alvarado / Reuters

A combo photo shows a photographer as he is hit by a jet of water released from a riot police vehicle at a national strike in Santiago, Chile, on Thursday. Students, workers and citizens staged a 24-hour national strike demanding reforms in the public state education system and improvements in salaries and health care, according to local media. 

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