The son of a leader of Chile’s Mapuche people has been shot dead by police in the restive Araucania province, local media reported, in a potential blow to attempts to improve relations between the state and Indigenous people.
The shooting on Friday, reported to be during a confrontation between police and alleged intruders at a forestry company, is likely to inflame tensions in the region.
Son of Chile Indigenous leader killed in restive province | Human Rights News | Al Jazeera
![The shooting on Friday, reported to be during a confrontation between police and alleged intruders at a forestry company, is likely to inflame tensions in the region [File: Martin Bernetti/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/000_8RY2BV.jpg?resize=770%2C513)
The shooting on Friday, reported to be during a confrontation between police and alleged intruders at a forestry company, is likely to inflame tensions in the region [File: Martin Bernetti/AFP]