Codelco chairman vows no policy changes

The chairman of Codelco, the world's largest copper company, vowed that his company won't be pressured into changing policies by an explosion on Friday at his home in Santiago that left him with minor injuries.

Oscar Landerretche, who was released from the hospital on Saturday, condemned what he called a "very violent, cowardly attack on my family and myself", Radio Cooperativa reported.

He declined to speculate on who might be responsible, but added that "if anyone thinks that because of something like this, the board of Codelco, its senior executives, or myself are going to act any differently than we have been, ... they are profoundly mistaken", according to a recording of his remarks on Radio Cooperativa's website.