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Over 50 injured in Peru as protests cause 'nationwide chaos' - Reuters Canada

Over 50 injured in Peru as protests cause 'nationwide chaos' - Reuters Canada

Over 50 injured in Peru as protests cause 'nationwide chaos' - Reuters Canada
Jan 21, 2023 51 secs

LIMA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Dozens of Peruvians were injured after tensions flared again on Friday night as police clashed with protesters in anti-government demonstrations that are spreading across the country.

In the capital Lima, police officers used tear gas to repel demonstrators throwing glass bottles and stones, as fires burned in the streets, local TV footage showed.

In the country's southern Puno region, some 1,500 protesters attacked a police station in the town of Ilave, Interior Minister Vicente Romero said in a statement to news media.

Health authorities in Ilave reported eight patients hospitalized with injuries, including broken arms and legs, eye contusions and punctured abdomens.

The unrest followed a day of turmoil in Thursday, when one of Lima's most historic buildings burned to the ground, as President Dina Boluarte vowed to get tougher on "vandals."

In the Cusco region, Glencore's(GLEN.L) major Antapaccay copper mine suspended operations on Friday after protesters attacked the premises - one of the largest in the country - for the third time this month.

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