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January 12, 2018: Bombings in Chile

On this day in 2018 four churches in Santiago, Chile were attacked on the eve of a papal visit with homemade bombs that caused minor damage

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August 8, 1983: Bus bombings in Chile

A bus burns down during clashes between protesters and the riot police in Santiago, on October 19, 2019. - Chile's president declared a state of emergency in Santiago Friday night and gave the military responsibility for security after a day of violent protests over an increase in the price of metro tickets. (Photo by Martin BERNETTI / AFP) (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP via Getty Images)

On this day in 1983, Leftist revolutionaries in Chile torched buses during demonstrations that rocked the country.