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Death Toll in Peru Rises to 46 Amid Extraordinary Violence


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Demonstrators celebrating the arrest of Pedro Castillo in front of the police station where he was detained in Lima on Wednesday.

 

LIMA, Peru — At least 17 people were killed in southern Peru in a matter of hours on Monday amid ongoing protests over the ouster of the former president, an extraordinary spasm of violence that led to criticism of excessive force by the military and the police.

The clashes heightened concerns that the protests would continue to spread and lead to more bloodshed.

Peru, the fifth-most-populous nation in Latin America, has been the scene of violent demonstrations since mid-December, when the country’s leftist president, Pedro Castillo, who had promised to address longstanding issues of poverty and inequality, attempted to dissolve Congress and rule by decree.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/07/world/americas/peru-pedro-castillo-coup.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article

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Story also here:  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/18/violent-protests-in-peru-evoke-memories-of-darkest-days-of-civil-war

 

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