Weekly Report - 18 May 2004

PERU: Sendero blamed for Ilave protests

Andean 18 May 2004 Modified: 18 May 2004 360 views

Continuing unrest in the southern township of Ilave, where the mayor was recently lynched [WR-04-18], is being blamed by the government on the Sendero Luminoso guerrillas. Protests - so far peaceful - have continued in the area, together with an all-out `stoppage' which new interior minister Javier ReƔtegui failed to get called off.

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