Protests over Amazon oil projects spread through Peru

Thu, 06/11/2009 - 13:19
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Protests are taking place across Peru today, in solidarity with indigenous peoples who oppose oil drilling in the Peruvian Amazon.  Clashes between protesters and police turned deadly last Friday, with the number of protestor deaths still a matter of dispute.  Today, protesters are blocking roads in northeast Peru and unions are staging a march in the capital city of Lima.  President Alan Garcia says the socialist government of neighboring Bolivia is behind the protests, but critics blame Garcia for the current situation, saying he mishandled the initial protests and used excessive force.  FSRN's Pamela Cueva and Alfredo Cuadros report from Lima, Peru.

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