The World - News from March 28, 1985

Seven bombs exploded at banks and government buildings in Santiago, the Chilean capital, injuring 15 people, before the scheduled start of a leftist protest against military rule. Small gangs of youths barricaded streets with rocks and burning tires in a few poor neighborhoods, but a planned noon march on the downtown municipal building failed to materialize. President Augusto Pinochet’s government sent troops to back up riot police at key intersections. No clashes were reported. A Communist guerrilla group, the Manuel Rodriguez Patriotic Front, claimed responsibility for the bombings.