At least one person has been killed in clashes between protesters and police in Macusani, an Andean city in southern Peru near the border with Bolivia, the San Martin de Porres Hospital in Macusani said in a statement on Wednesday.
“At 6:20 p.m. a woman, approximately 35 years old, who did not present vital signs, arrived at the emergency room,” according to the hospital.
This death brings to 43 the number of deaths since the start of the crisis on December 7. The press release also speaks of a “reserved (vital) prognosis” for a “30-year-old” man injured in the “thorax.”
Clashes for several days
This death comes as thousands of Andean peasants have gathered in Lima in recent days to take part in a large demonstration on Thursday. According to local media, the city police station was set on fire during the clashes.
Peru is rocked by riots that erupted after the December 7 ouster and arrest of leftist President Pedro Castillo, accused of attempting to carry out a coup in an attempt to dissolve parliament that was preparing to be left without power.
To stop the protest movement, the government declared a state of emergency for 30 days on Sunday in Lima, Cuzco, Callao and precisely Puno, one of the most affected regions.
Source: BFM TV
