In Chile, funeral services were held Tuesday for the former dictator Augusto Pinochet. He died Sunday at the age of 91. Pinochet’s funeral began after thousands of supporters filed past his coffin at Santiago’s Military Academy. One man was briefly detained after he spat on the casket holding Pinochet’s body. The man was identified as the grandson of Pinochet’s predecessor, General Carlos Prats. Prats was killed in 1974 after opposing Pinochet’s ouster of Salvador Allende’s elected government. Prats’ grandson says he considers Pinochet the killer of his grandfather. Meanwhile Tuesday, thousands of Pinochet opponents rallied outside the central palace where Allende was overthrown. Salvador Allende’s daughter, Carmen Paz Allende, was among those in attendance.
Carmen Paz Allende: “There are a lot of feelings. On our part it is sad that he was not tried and did not go to jail.”