Puno: at least 23 protesters and 28 PNP injured in clashes in Juliaca (RPP Noticias [Spanish] - 2/9/2023)
Puno: at least 23 protesters and 28 PNP injured in clashes in Juliaca (Spanish) The Defensoría del Pueblo (Ombudsman's Office) indicated that six protesters were detained and remain in a Juliaca police station. The Inca Manco Cápac international Airport (JUL) in Puno is closed. Moment when protesters confront police officers in Juliaca. At least twenty-three people have been injured in a confrontation between the Peruvian National Police (PNP) and a group of protesters who tried to take over the Inca Manco Cápac International Airport in the city of Juliaca, in the Puno Region, confirmed the representative of the Ombudsman's Office, Nivardo Enríquez. The clashes occurred on the one-month anniversary of the massacre of eighteen protesters at Juliaca Airport by the PNP. The newspaper La República reported that hundreds of protesters confronted PNP officers who are guarding the airport terminal facilities with the support of the Peruvian Army. This morning, thousands of citizens t...