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April 24, 2015

Peru: Police Fire on Copper Mine Protesters, Killing 1 
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In Peru, a farmer has been shot dead after police opened fire on
protesters taking part in a month-long campaign against a Mexican-owned
copper mine project supported by the Peruvian government. Protesters say
the Tia Maria mine in the southern region of Arequipa would contaminate
water and hurt farming. President Ollanta Humala has sent thousands of
police to quell the protests.

 

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