Chile Protest Photos 3

A protester who was injured during clashes with police lies on the ground as police cordon off the area during a national strike in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday Aug. 24, 2011. A nationwide strike shutting down Chile for two days has begun with people stoning buses and police clearing nearly two-dozen burning barricades around the capital of Santiago. (Victor R. Caivano)

A police officer is attacked by a demonstrator as he leaves a vehicle to chases him during a national strike in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. Some people are stoning buses and burning barricades as Santiago's streets fill with tear gas. Protesters planned marches downtown, but the government has warned them to stay out, threatening to invoke Chile's severe state security law against people who "incite the subversion of public order." (Victor R. Caivano)

Protesters take cover from a jet of water and tear gas comming from a riot police vehicle during a national strike in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. Some people are stoning buses and burning barricades as Santiago's streets fill with tear gas. Protesters planned marches downtown, but the government has warned them to stay out, threatening to invoke Chile's severe state security law against people who "incite the subversion of public order." (Victor R. Caivano)

A police officer removes a barrel set on fire by protesters blocking a main avenue during a national strike in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday Aug. 24, 2011. A nationwide strike shutting down Chile for two days has begun with people stoning buses and police clearing nearly two-dozen burning barricades around the capital of Santiago. (Victor R. Caivano)

A police officer detains a protester during a national strike in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. Some people are stoning buses and burning barricades as Santiago's streets fill with tear gas. Protesters planned marches downtown, but the government has warned them to stay out, threatening to invoke Chile's severe state security law against people who "incite the subversion of public order." (Victor R. Caivano)

Students carry a banner that reads in Spanish "Quality education is possible" near a burning barricade during a national strike in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday Aug. 24, 2011. A nationwide strike shutting down Chile for two days has begun with people stoning buses and police clearing nearly two-dozen burning barricades around the capital of Santiago. (Victor R. Caivano)

A protester throws a piece of wood against an armored police vehicle during a national strike in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. Some people are stoning buses and burning barricades as Santiago's streets fill with tear gas. Protesters planned marches downtown, but the government has warned them to stay out, threatening to invoke Chile's severe state security law against people who "incite the subversion of public order." (Victor R. Caivano)

A police officer walks toward a burning barricade to dismantle it during a national strike in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday Aug. 24, 2011. A nationwide strike shutting down Chile for two days has begun with people stoning buses and police clearing nearly two-dozen burning barricades around the capital of Santiago. (Victor R. Caivano)

A protester throws stones at police near the entrance of the University of Chile during a national strike in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday Aug. 24, 2011. A nationwide strike shutting down Chile for two days has begun with people stoning buses and police clearing nearly two-dozen burning barricades around the capital of Santiago. (Victor R. Caivano)

High school students embrace as they stand at a barricade during a national strike in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday Aug. 24, 2011. A nationwide strike shutting down Chile for two days has begun with people stoning buses and police clearing nearly two-dozen burning barricades around the capital of Santiago. (Victor R. Caivano)

Santiago International Airport employees demonstrate during a national strike in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday Aug. 24, 2011. A nationwide strike shutting down Chile for two days has begun with people stoning buses and police clearing nearly two-dozen burning barricades around the capital of Santiago. (Roberto Candia)

A masked protester holds a sling shot at a barricade outside the University of Chile during a national strike in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. A nationwide strike shutting down Chile for two days has begun with people stoning buses and police clearing nearly two-dozen burning barricades around the capital of Santiago. (Victor R. Caivano)

High school student Fabiola Pilquil, 17, rests inside a classroom during her hunger with four other students in Buin, Chile, Tuesday Aug. 23, 2011. Chile's largest union coalition, representing about 13 percent of the work force and many government employees, are calling for a strike for Wednesday and Thursday to join forces with high school and university students who have boycotted classes for three months now. They want to replace Chile's dictatorship-era constitution.

A student sits on top of a barricade made with school chairs and tables at the main entrance of a high school where five students are on hunger strike in Buin, Chile, Tuesday Aug. 23, 2011. Chile's largest union coalition, representing about 13 percent of the work force and many government employees, are calling for a strike for Wednesday and Thursday to join forces with high school and university students who have boycotted classes for three months now.