<span style="color: #222222;">In Peru, Police used tear gas to disperse protesters trying to approach Parliament, Congress, building yesterday,&nbsp;January 4.<br />''<br />'' According to media reports, transport authorities reported 35 blockade points across the country.<br />''</span><br />''It said, protesters marched in Lima and Arequipa and demanded the resignation of current President Dina Boluarte and the closure of Congress.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, authorities said, trains to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu had been suspended, a day after some 2,062 tourists were evacuated. The police and the army guarded the headquarters of public institutions in some areas where protests were planned.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Earlier, Prime Minister Alberto Otarola had called for demonstrations to be peaceful. Thousands of protesters took to the streets two weeks after a wave of deadly protests over the ousting of former President Pedro Castillo. Around two dozen people died in protests across the country last month, December.</span><br />
News On AIR | January 5, 2023 12:56 PM
Peru Police use tear gas to disperse protesters