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31 dead in Peru clashes

latimes.com
Jun. 7, 2009
Indigenous groups' protest over Amazon resources rights turns violent when police try to clear a highway. The death toll from a bloody clash between Peruvian police and indigenous protesters over the rights to natural resources rose to at least 31 Saturday, including nine police officers...
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