Clashes in Peru’s Capital Leave Two Dead

Two people died and more than two dozen were injured as rioters clashed with police in the Peruvian capital of Lima on Saturday in an effort to keep the country’s largest wholesale market open.
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Clashes in Peru’s Capital Leave Two Dead
Protesters burn tires and throw objects during clashes with the police in Lima, on Oct. 27, 2012. Two people were killed during clashes while the police relocated a crowded wholesale food market in Lima, officials said. The fighting began when municipality workers placed concrete blocks at the entrance of La Parada market to prevent trucks from entering, leading traders to hurl stones in protest. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
10/28/2012
Updated:
10/1/2015
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