WASHINGTON/SANTIAGO ¨C The U.S. State Department warned on Thursday that it had seen indications of Russian ¡°influence¡± on recent unrest in Chile, where two weeks of protests and riots have rocked the administration of President Sebastian Pinera.
A senior State Department official said there were ¡°clear indications¡± people were taking advantage of the unrest in Chile ¡ª prompted by inequality and rising living costs ¡ª and ¡°skewing it through the use and abuse of social media, trolling.¡±
¡°We have seen indications of Russian activity supporting this negative course of the debate,¡± the official said.
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