Molotov cocktail explodes at Chilean high school, injuring at least 35 students

Associated Press

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Authorities say a homemade firebomb exploded at a public high school in Chile and started a fire that injured at least 35 students. Police said a group of students at the central Santiago school were preparing Molotov cocktails in the toilet to throw at a street protest later in the day. It is not clear what caused the explosion. Authorities said 11 of the students at the prestigious Barros Arana national boarding school were in serious condition. Santiago has a history of student activism that goes back decades.