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World Service,25 Oct 2019,15 mins

A tale of two protests: Chile and Lebanon

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The governments of Chile and Lebanon are this week reeling under the impact of massive protests. Both were triggered by apparently small events, but tapped into long-standing public grievances. Fernanda Paul of BBC Mundo and Carine Torbey of BBC Arabic compare events in their countries. Picture: Demonstrators in Santiago, Chile Credit: Claudio Santana/Getty Images

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