Chile: Mine Worker Shot During Protest

After four days of a strike against the state-owned copper company Codelco, a worker was shot dead on Friday in the northern Atacama region. The Confederation of Copper Workers said that Nelson Quichillao, 47, was shot by police near Codelco's Salvador mine. The strike was organized by contract workers for the right to negotiate a benefits package similar to that given to direct Codelco employees. teleSUR.