At least 98 people were arrested and three policemen were injured in Chile on Sunday as protesters gathered in major cities to commemorate two young Left activists who died in 1985.

According to the National Police (Carabineros), 92 people were arrested Sunday in Santiago and the other six people in other cities. Another 31 people were arrested on Saturday.

Every year, left-wing groups take to the streets of Chile's major cities in commemoration of the death of brothers Rafael and Eduardo Vergara in 1985, both members of a group against the junta of Augusto Pinochet.

Before the protests, Minister of Interior Rodrigo Panailillo had said that "we are going to take all the actions necessary because we cannot allow that acts of vandalism affect the normal life of thousands of people." Police also took preventive measures in potential flashpoints.

However, clashes between police and protesters still occurred on Saturday and Sunday.

One of the main flashpoints was in Villa Francia, where the Vergara brothers died. Dozens of young hooded people set up barricades and clashed with the police.