Peru rescued this Saturday more than 400 tourists who were stranded near Machu Picchu due to protests against the government that left 46 dead and kept the country in suspense.
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“This afternoon the transfer of 418 national and foreign visitors was achieved, from Machupicchu town to the capital of Cusco” by rail, said the Tourism portfolio.
The government had announced the closure for an “indefinite period” of the entrance to the Inca citadel, alleging security reasons in the face of the protests calling for the resignation of President Dina Boluarte.
The decision had been made after the railway service between Cusco to Machu Picchu – the only means available between the two points – was suspended due to damage to the railway allegedly caused by protesters.
Meanwhile, hundreds of people met again on Saturday night in the center of Lima, especially around the Congress, and new incidents were generated, although of smaller dimensions.
The European Union (EU) raised its voice on the crisis and regretted “the large number of fatalities” and called on the government and the opposition “to take urgent measures to restore calm.”
another dead
A protester who had been seriously injured since Friday due to police repression of the protests in Ilave, in the southern region of Puno, died this Saturday, informed AFP Jacinto Ticona, Ombudsman for that town, who called on the police to not makes a “disproportionate use of force”.
Images that have gone viral on social networks show police officers shooting at the body of protesters in the main square of Ilave, a small city at an altitude of 3,800 m near Lake Titicaca, on the border with Bolivia.
The repression in Ilave unleashed the anger of the population that set fire to the police station at dawn on Saturday, according to local media.
Clashes between Aymara residents and security forces left 10 injured in that city, Hospital sources indicated.
In Lima, the police forced their way into the National University of San Marcos, breaking down a huge fence with a riot police vehicle and He detained dozens of indigenous protesters and students who were spending the night there.
Students and human rights organizations went to the university headquarters to reject the police intervention. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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