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Chile earthquake looting: soldiers move in

Chile security: Police patrol in a street during the curfew at the port city of Talcahuano
Police patrol during the curfew at the port city of Talcahuano
Photograph: Ian Salas/EPA
Chile security: People scavenge for any food left in a market that was looted in Lota
People scavenge for food in a looted market in Lota
Photograph: Victor Ruiz Caballero/Reuters
Chile security: Chilean soldiers arrest and restrain alleged looters in downtown Concepcion
Soldiers arrest alleged looters in downtown Concepcion
Photograph: Claudio Santana/AFP/Getty Images
Chile security: Local residents barricade themselves to prevent looting in Concepcion
Residents have barricaded streets to prevent looting in Concepcion
Photograph: Evaristo Sa/AFP/Getty Images
Chile security: Soldiers search for looters in a market that was already ransacked in Lota
Soldiers search for looters in a ransacked market in Lota
Photograph: Victor Ruiz Caballero/Reuters
Chile security: Residents wait outside the morgue to identify the bodies of their relatives
Residents wait outside a morgue to identify the bodies of relatives killed by the earthquake in Constitucion
Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters
Chile security: An army armoured vehicle patrols the streets of earthquake-torn Coronel
An army vehicle patrols the streets of Coronel. Chile's president, Michelle Bachelet, said 14,000 soldiers and marines had been deployed for security across the disaster zone
Photograph: Genaro Gattuso/AP
Chile security: Dead fish in the coastal town of Talcahuano, Chile
Dead fish in the coastal town of Talcahuano
Photograph: Ricardo Mazalan/AP
Chile security: A soldier is reflected on a mirror as he patrols in Lota, Chile
A soldier on patrol in Lota
Photograph: Geraldo Caso/AP
Chile security: An earthquake survivor carries food aid as soldiers guard in Constitucion
Survivors collect food aid under guard in Constitucion
Photograph: Enrique Marcarian/Reuters
Chile security: Soldiers stand guard in the streets of Concepcion, Chile
Soldiers stand guard in the streets of Concepcion
Photograph: Claudio Santana/AFP/Getty Images
Chile security: Soldiers patrol a market to prevent looting in Hualpen, Chile
Soldiers guard a market to prevent looting in Hualpen
Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko)/AP
Chile security: Chilean Army armoured personnel carriers drive on the Juan Pablo II bridge
Army armoured personnel carriers drive along the Juan Pablo II bridge in Concepcion, Chile's second largest city
Photograph: Daniel Garcia/AFP/Getty Images
Chile security: A woman walks near the destroyed harbour at the port city of Talcahuano
A woman walks near the destroyed harbour at the port city of Talcahuano
Photograph: Ian Salas/EPA
Chile security: Soldiers arrive with aid for survivors in Constitucion
Soldiers arrive with aid for survivors in Constitucion
Photograph: Enrique Marcarian/Reuters
Chile security: Residents guard their block from looters in Concepcion, Chile
Residents in Concepcion guard their block from looters
Photograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP
Chile security: Destruction after the earthquake and the ensuing tsunami in Curanipe
Earthquake and tsunami damage in Curanipe
Photograph: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images
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