The 2008 student protests in

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were a series of protests and other manifestations by citizens of dissatisfaction against the state of

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. The protest were the largest student protest in Chile after the 2006 student protest. Both secondary and university students participated. On April 24 about 500 students were detained in the cities of

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, Concepción,

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and

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in relation to the protests. On May 28 more than 300 students in Santiago and

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were detained by police in relation to the protests.Movilización estudiantil suma más de 300 detenidos

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