IPFS News Link • World News
State of emergency declared by Peru after 3 killed in clash over US-owned gold mine project
• Associated PressLIMA, Peru — Peru’s government declared a state of emergency in three
provinces after three people died and at least 21 suffered injuries
Tuesday in a violent protest against a gold mining project that is the
South American nation’s biggest investment.
It was the second time in five weeks that the government has
declared an emergency after anti-mining protests produced fatalities.
Justice Minister Juan Jimenez announced the emergency, which suspends civil liberties, after several thousand protesters attacked a provincial town hall and battled police and soldiers.
Police guarding the municipal building in Celendin, a town in the northern state of Cajamarca, fought back when the protesters attacked and later got help from soldiers, officials said.
Watch Streaming Broadcast Live:
LRN.fm
DLive
Live Chat
Telegram
Telegram
