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Family of detained protesters in Peru clamor for news

Family of detained protesters in Peru clamor for news

LIMA: Friends and family of nearly 200 people arrested during a protest against Peru's government waited outside a Lima detention center Sunday searching for any news of their loved ones.“I want to know where my brother is,“ said Domitila Quispe, one of many people clustered outside the National Police Directorate Against Terrorism (DIRCOTE) headquarters.A day earlier, an armored police vehicle rammed through a metal gate to the University of San Marcos, where numerous protesters had set up a temporary camp.Police rushed through throngs of protesters in their raid of the camp, then left with 193 detainees.“I have not slept,“ Quispe said, worried about the fate of her brother. “He sent me a message through WhatsApp to say he was arrested.”Quispe, 47, and her 40-year-old brother, Silverio, came to Lima from the Andean region of Huancavelica to take part in mass protests demanding the removal of President Dina Boluarte.She has been in power since early December when her predecessor, Pedro

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