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Members of his family said that 11 members of the special forces and "carabineros" (national police) raided their home in the district of Lo Prado in the west of Santiago, without showing any identification or producing a search warrant.
Anarkismo.net 2009
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Members of his family said that 11 members of the special forces and "carabineros" (national police) raided their home in the district of Lo Prado in the west of Santiago, without showing any identification or producing a search warrant.
Anarkismo.net 2009
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The Chilean capital is always patrolled heavily by police; last week it was crawling with hundreds of extra uniformed carabineros and visiting foreign agents, all checking and reinforcing security on routes designated for Clinton and 33 other global leaders.
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The carabineros seemed to be paying a lot of attention to our room.
One River Wade Davis 1996
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The carabineros seemed to be paying a lot of attention to our room.
One River Wade Davis 1996
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Columns of carabineros, the nation's civilian police, immaculately dressed in jackboots, olive dress uniforms, and peaked military caps, ran into the square with their night sticks raised.
Pinochet's Tyranny Uhlig, Mark A. 1985
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The president then ordered that everything be taken to the combat positions, and he personally went through the carabineros 'dormitories picking up the rifles and other weapons that were still there.
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While this meeting with the carabineros leaders was taking place, the three military aides arrived.
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We also have reports that a carabineros officer -- one of those who fought against the Tacnazo -- went to the palace in the midst of the fighting and, once there, fought alongside President Allende's personal guard against the fascists. [applause]
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A group of 10 carabineros accompanied by the one who carried the order to retreat, and undoubtedly following orders, withdrew by the main stairway.
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