Chile Caravan of death: Former army commander Cheyre arrested

The former commander of the Chilean army, General Juan Emilio Cheyre, has been detained for alleged involvement in the killing of 15 people in the aftermath of the 1973 military coup.  

Gen. Cheyre was a young officer at the time of General Augusto Pinochet's coup.  

He was accused of complicity in the killing of left-wing activists in the northern city of La Serena.  

The operation was part of the notorious Caravan of Death.  

The Caravan of Death was a military unit dispatched by General Pinochet to remote Chilean areas to hunt down opposition activists.  


SOURCE: BBC news