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Death toll at 53 from protests in Peru

Death toll at 53 from protests in Peru

BOGOTA (Colombia): Demonstrators continued Friday to demand the resignation of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte after six weeks of violent protests that have killed 53 people.Boluarte accused protestors of “vandalism” in a television address late Thursday after hundreds took to the streets in the country’s capital of Lima in the so-called “Takeover of Lima” demonstration.The president said the protests had “no social agenda” but sought to “break the rule of law, generate chaos and disorder and seize power,” reported Anadolu Agency.One person was killed in clashes with police in Arequipa when 1,000 demonstrators attempted to take control of the airport. The airport in Cusco and another in the southern city of Juliaca were also attacked.A large fire destroyed a historic building in the centre of Lima, metres from the iconic Plaza San Martin. The government rejected the version of witnesses who said that the fire was caused by a tear gas bomb thrown by police during the fighting.Traffic a

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