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Peru protesters tear-gassed after president calls for truce

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Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Peru’s capital and were met with volleys of tear gas and pellets amid clashes with security forces just hours after President

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  1. Despite tear gas, Peru protesters vow to keep demonstrating

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    Peru protesters tear-gassed after president calls for truce

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Peru: Anti-government protests move from regions to Lima – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Protesters have brought their calls for President Dina Boluarte's resignation to Peru's capital city. The number of protesters killed in clashes with security forces continues to rise.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Protesters march on Lima as Peru political crisis deepens – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Thousands of demonstrators have poured into the Peruvian capital, Lima, as the country's deadly political crisis deepens. Supporters of ousted President Pedro Castillo are demanding the resignation of his replacement, President Dina Boluarte.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Tear gas fired at Peru protesters as thousands try to ‘take Lima’ (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Police estimate some 3,500 people participated in the protests in Lima though others doubled that estimated number.

  4. WTOP Washington DC

    Protests move into Peru’s capital amid smoke and tear gas (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Thousands of protesters poured into Peru’s capital Thursday, clashing with police amid tear gas and smoke and demanding the ouster of President Dina Boluarte.

  5. Washington Times

    Protests move into Peru’s capital, met by tear gas and smoke (opens Washington Times)

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    Thousands of protesters demanding the ouster of President Dina Boluarte poured into Peru’s capital, clashing with police who fired tear gas. Many came from remote regions, where dozens have died in unrest that has gripped the country since Peru’s first leader from a rural Andean background was remov…

  6. WFMZ Allentown

    Peru police use tear gas to block protesters from marching (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    People are pouring into Peru’s capital, many from remote Andean regions, for a protest against President Dina Boluarte and in support of her predecessor, whose ouster last month launched weeks

  7. The Guardian

    Teargas fired at Peru protesters as thousands try to 'take Lima' – video report (opens The Guardian)

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    A march billed as the 'takeover of Lima' escalated into running battles between protesters and riot police amid stone-throwing and swirls of teargas in Peru’s capital

  8. Fox News

    Police, protesters in Peru's capital clash as demands for president's resignation grow (opens Fox News)

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    Protesters in Peru continue to demand the resignation of current president Dina Boluarte and express support for her predecessor Pedro Castillo, who tried to avoid impeachment.

  9. Deutsche Welle

    Protests in Peru: Demonstrators demand Boluarte's resignation – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Demonstrators and police have engaged in heavy clashes in the Peruvian capital of Lima. The protesters' anger is directed primarily against Interim President Dina Boluarte.

  10. WFMZ Allentown

    Despite tear gas, Peru protesters vow to keep demonstrating (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Peru’s capital and are being met with volleys of tear gas for the second straight day, as demonstrators made clear they

  11. France 24

    Peru protests rage on despite president's plea for calm (opens France 24)

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    Stone-throwing protesters fought pitched battles with police at fresh demonstrations demanding the resignation of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Friday, while several hundred tourists were left…

  12. NPR

    Deadly protests in Peru call for the resignation of President Dina Boluarte (opens NPR)

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    Deadly protests continued this week in the streets of Lima, Peru, against the current president, who took power last month after the previous leader was pushed out.

  13. Al Jazeera

    Dozens injured as deadly protests continue in Peru (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Police officers use tear gas on protesters as demonstrations continue after the removal of President Castillo.

  14. The Guardian

    Dozens injured and police stations attacked as protests continue in Peru (opens The Guardian)

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    Police in Lima use teargas on demonstrators, with authorities claiming massive fire at historic building was ‘duly planned’

  15. Al Jazeera

    Police fire tear gas as protests continue in Peru (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Several hundred protesters marched late on Monday in Lima demanding the removal of President Dina Boluarte.

  16. France 24

    Protesters brave tear gas to demand ouster of Peru's embattled leader (opens France 24)

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    Riot police tossed tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in new unrest in Peru's capital on Monday, and the nation's interior minister said there was no end in sight to the tumult gripping…

  17. Al Jazeera

    Photos: Protesters, police clash; Peru president calls for truce (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Police fired tear gas and pellets amid clashes with protesters demanding President Dina Boluarte’s resignation.

  18. WFMZ Allentown

    Peru protesters tear-gassed after president calls for truce (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Peru’s capital and were met with volleys of tear gas and pellets amid clashes with security forces just hours after President

  19. Los Angeles Times

    Protesters in Peru's capital are tear-gassed after the president calls for a truce (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Thousands of anti-government protesters on the streets of Lima were met with volleys of tear gas and pellets amid clashes with security forces.

  20. NBC News

    In Peru, protesters were tear-gassed after president called for truce (opens NBC News)

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    The antigovernment protest Tuesday was the largest — and most violent — since last Thursday, when large groups of people, many from remote Andean regions, descended on the capital to demand Boluarte’s resignation,

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