The return to Chile of its former military leader General Augusto
Pinochet has aroused sharply conflicting emotions within the country.
¡¡¡¡ Military chiefs, who organised a ceremonial welcome at Santiago airport,
issued a statement pledging their continued support for the general.
¡¡¡¡ But members of Chile's governing coalition described the airport ceremony
as "grotesque", and most stayed away.
¡¡¡¡ A government statement said the manner of his return was not good for
the country's image abroad.