Demonstrators are detained during a May Day rally in Santiago, Chile May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Police in the Chilean capital Santiago detained more than 50 protesters on Friday, saying they had violated rules intended to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Protesters gathered on the Labor Day holiday in Santiago's central square, many shouting and displaying signs that railed against abuse of workers and a sharp rise in layoffs in the South American nation.
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