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June 8, 2009

Dozens Killed in Clashes Between Peruvian Police and Indigenous Groups
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In Peru, dozens of people are believed to have been killed in clashes
between police and indigenous activists in the northern Peruvian
Amazonian province of Bagua. Peruvian authorities have declared a
military curfew, and troops are patrolling towns in the Amazon jungle.
For weeks, indigenous activists in Peru have been protesting a series of
presidential decrees that open up natural resource sectors like gas,
lumber and oil to private investors. We’ll have more on Peru after
headlines.



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