UPDATED. In the country's southern Puno region, some 1,500 protesters attacked a police station in the town of Ilave, says Interior Minister Vicente Romero.
LIMA, Peru – Dozens of Peruvians were injured after tensions flared again on Friday night, January 20, as police clashed with protesters in anti-government demonstrations that are spreading across the country.
By late afternoon, 58 people had been injured nationwide in demonstrations, according to a report from Peru’s ombudsman. 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 southern Peru, Glencore’s 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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