Looters roam wreckage of Chile earthquake

Dozens of looters were arrested today as they scavenged among the wreckage of the massive Chilean earthquake that killed at least 700 people.

Looters roam wreckage of Chile earthquake

Dozens of looters were arrested today as they scavenged among the wreckage of the massive Chilean earthquake that killed at least 700 people.

In Concepcion, the city closest to the epicentre, police held 55 people for violating a curfew imposed after looters sacked nearly every market in town. The first of thousands of troops dispatched to maintain order began to arrive.

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