Chile marks 50 years since coup that ushered in brutal military dictatorship

People outside La Moneda presidential palace, one with a sign that reads in Spanish Where Are They? referring to the disappeared (Esteban Felix/AP)

Chile on Monday commemorated the 50th anniversary of the coup led by General Augusto Pinochet which ushered in a brutal military dictatorship that lasted almost 17 years.

The commemoration began with a ceremony at the La Moneda presidential palace, which was bombed by warplanes at the start of the coup.