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Science Minister Lincolao assaulted by students at Universidad Austral de Chile; government files lawsuit
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Science Minister Ximena Lincolao was physically assaulted and trapped for nearly three hours by student protesters during the academic year inauguration at Universidad Austral de Chile in Valdivia on April 8. Protesters blocked exits, threw objects including a pot lid injuring her head and arm, and doused her with water. The government filed a criminal lawsuit for assault on authority, while the university condemned the violence and launched an internal investigation.
The Team Against Organized Crime and Homicides from the Los Ríos Regional Prosecutor's Office is investigating a frustrated homicide that occurred on Sunday afternoon in Valdivia's Pablo Neruda neighborhood. A 42-year-old man was shot twice, once in the leg and once in the abdomen, and was rushed to Valdivia Base Hospital, where he remains in an induced coma. Police and forensics experts are working to clarify the circumstances and identify the perpetrators.