Siyal, who worked in the Daily Khabrain, was shot several times while travelling in the area, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) reported.
In a statement on X on Saturday, President Gabriel Boric called the attack in Arauco province's Canete municipality "cowardly" and declared three days of national mourning to honour the officers, identified as Sergeant Carlos Cisterna, Corporal Sergio Arevalo and Corporal Misael Vidal.
Sameer Kumar, brother of Janata Dal-United (JDU) leader Saurabh Kumar who was shot dead by bike-borne assailants in Patna, on Thursday said that his brother was attacked while he was going towards his car after attending a family function.
Based on preliminary investigation, the police said that the incident was carried out in a planned manner by the assailants who came to the spot on a bike.
Days after Kar Seva Pramukh Baba Tarsem Singh was shot dead by two bike-borne assailants, an FIR has been lodged in Nanakmatta Police Station against former IAS officer Harbansh Singh Chugh and two others, Pritam Singh and Baba Anoop Singh for the alleged murder of the former.
The ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack at the concert venue complex near Moscow Friday that left at least 60 dead and 145 injured after assailants stormed the venue with guns and incendiary devices, CNN reported.