Chile's President Gabriel Boric declared a three-day national mourning period following the ambush and killing of three police officers in southern Chile. The attack, described by President Boric as cowardly, occurred in a restive region and is considered the worst such violence in years. The assailants also set the officers' car on fire. The incident coincided with the planned celebrations for the national police's 97th anniversary, which turned into a mourning event.
#Chile | Manuel Monsalve, Deputy Secretary of the Interior, announced that the Government will take action against those responsible for the murder of three police officers that occurred in the region of Bio Bío, in the south-central area of the country. https://t.co/UvEPXDeMgQ
Chileans marched in what was intended to be a celebration of the national police's 97th anniversary, but became a mourning for three officers who were killed on Saturday https://t.co/6Q4qbx1F3s https://t.co/DE9e6Kai3g
Three police officers were killed in southern Chile in what President Gabriel Boric called a cowardly attack that led him to declare three days of national mourning https://t.co/6Q4qbx2cT0 https://t.co/I1TOpPyOAr
Armed assailants have ambushed and killed three police officers in southern Chile before setting their car on fire, say authorities ⤵️ https://t.co/70J2bCeadQ
Assailants ambush and kill 3 police officers in southern Chile, shaking the country https://t.co/GEhhlFuIVf https://t.co/UAGoFTLXoJ
Attack in restive #Chilean province leaves three police officers dead https://t.co/3A1rJy6nn3
Assailants ambush and kill 3 police officers in southern Chile, shaking the country (from @AP) https://t.co/i37L4kDGTx
Three military police officers were killed in an ambush in a restive region of southern Chile, authorities said, in the worst such violence in years https://t.co/39d5IEAqin
Chile's President Boric declares national mourning period after 3 police officers killed https://t.co/xZQbX3HPz9 https://t.co/t2tq8DRKMY
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