Peru protests: Andahuaylas airport forced to close in deadly unrest - BBC

An airdrome successful Peru has been closed and 1 idiosyncratic has been killed successful convulsive protests, authorities person said.

Pictures connected societal media media showed fume billowing from Andahuaylas airdrome successful the southbound of the country.

Fifty constabulary officers and workers were surrounded by demonstrators astatine the airport, the transport ministry said successful a statement.

Protests erupted aft the impeachment of President Pedro Castillo connected Wednesday.

Peru's aviation assemblage Corpac - portion of the ministry of transport - said the airdrome had been earnestly affected since Saturday afternoon, experiencing attacks, vandalism and fires being started.

It said 50 airdrome workers and constabulary officers had been surrounded successful the airdrome terminal, and added that immoderate radical had been taken hostage.

Peru's nationalist constabulary aboriginal said officers had been to the airdrome with authorities police, and that 1 serviceman had been injured.

One protester was killed, constabulary said, adding that they were taking steps to clarify the concern astir the death. Peru's ombudsman said the idiosyncratic killed was an adolescent.

Both constabulary and the ombudsman appealed for an extremity to caller violence.

Hundreds of radical marched done the capital, Lima, connected Thursday and Friday, demanding Mr Castillo's merchandise and the resignation of his successor, Dina Boluarte.

Three 1000 radical protested successful Andahuaylas connected Saturday. Some tried to tempest a constabulary station, according to authorities media.

At slightest 16 protesters and 4 constabulary officers were injured successful marches successful the city, the ombudsman reported.

Mr Castillo had wide enactment successful the southbound of the country.

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