Some of the bodies had bullet wounds, Puno’s regional health director, Ismael Cornejo, told local radio station RPP.
Medical personnel help load a demonstrator into an ambulance injured during a clash with security forces near the Juliaca airport, in Juliaca, Peru on Jan. 9, 2023.Demonstrators are treated at a hospital after being injured during a clash with security forces in Juliaca, Peru on Jan. 9, 2023.Demonstrators assist an injured man during a clash with security forces near the Juliaca airport, in Juliaca, Peru on Jan. 9, 2023.
Earlier on Monday, the Ombudsman said a newborn had died while being transferred from the town of Yunguyo, southeast of Juliaca, to a local hospital in an ambulance that had been delayed by a road blockade. Speaking at a “national agreement” meeting earlier on Monday with representatives from the country’s regions and various political institutions, Boluarte said she could not grant some of the protesters’ key demands. She called for citizens to “reflect”.
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