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Police officer burned to death as Peru protests persist
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/569723-peru-protests-police-death/
An angry crowd torched a patrol car a day after 17 civilians died in a clash with the authorities | The government in Lima confirmed on Wednesday the death of the first police officer since protests over the ouster of President Pedro Castillo began last month. Protesters in the southern city of Juliaca ambushed a patrol car after 17 local civilians were killed the day prior in a confrontation with police. ● Officer Jose Luis Soncco Quispe’s burned remains were found near the patrol car that was attacked on Tuesday morning, Peru’s Interior Ministry said. His partner, Ronald Villasante Toque, was injured and flown to a hospital in Lima. In a telephone report to headquarters, he said over 300 people had launched a “savage attack” on the police vehicle. ● Initial reports also claimed that the attackers had seized the officers’ body armor and weapons, including two service pistols and an AKM assault rifle. However, the police later said the weapons were found inside the torched patrol car.
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