Peru Arrests 200 in Lima; Machu Picchu Ordered Closed as Protests Flare

Peru Arrests 200 in Lima; Machu Picchu Ordered Closed as Protests Flare
Protesters clash with the police in Lima, Peru, on Jan. 21, 2023. Sebastian Castaneda/Reuters
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LIMA—Peruvian police arrested over 200 people accused of illegally entering the campus of a major Lima university, while authorities in Cusco shut the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu and the Inca trail as protests spread nationwide.

Dozens of Peruvians were injured after tensions flared again on Friday as police clashed with protesters, with security forces in capital city Lima using tear gas to repel demonstrators throwing glass bottles and stones, as fires burned in the streets.