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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Marco Aquino

Peru families mourn protest dead after worst violence in decades

Security forces stand guard behind mockup coffins with the names of people who have died during previous protests as demonstrators demand the dissolution of Congress and democratic elections, in rejection of Dina Boluarte as Peru's president, after the ouster of leftist President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru, January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda

Peruvians in the southern region of Puno carried coffins through the streets on Wednesday of the 17 civilians who died in protests in the area earlier this week, the worst outbreak of violence the Andean country has seen in over 20 years.

Even as families mourned their dead, the country's ombudsman reported another death in clashes in the Andean city of Cusco, that of local community leader Remo Candia Guevara.

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