The Archdiocese of Concepcion lamented the burning of the Catholic Church and an evangelical cult centre in Southern Chile. An evangelical temple registered in the Bajo Quilantahue sector, in Tirua was burnt on Tuesday around 2.20 am. An hour later, a Catholic church was burned in the Primer Agua sector. No evidence was found to identify the responsible.
On Tuesday, The Chilean President, Sebastian Pinera said that the acts of violence that have been taking place in the southern zone are linked to drug trafficking, terrorism and organized crime. In this scenario, the Archdiocese of Concepcion deeply regretted ” these acts of violence that, in addition to being ineffective, do not contribute anything to the solution of the serious political, social and economic problems that afflict the country and the Arauco area.” The provinces of Biobio Region, Malleco and Cautin and in the Araucania Region are undergoing the Constitutional state of Emergency for 15 days.