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14th July 2008, 19:42
Peruvian President Alan Garcia on Sunday declared a state of emergency for 60 days in Madre de Dios province, in southeastern Peru, where the regional government offices were set on fire during a national strike.
LIMA, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Garcia took the measure due to the violent attack against the headquarters of the regional government in order to allow the reconstruction of the damaged infrastructure, the government said in a communique.
On July 9, a mob of protesters plundered and set fire to the building of the local jurisdiction, located in the city of Puerto Maldonado, in Madre de Dios province, on the border with Brazil and Bolivia.
According to the authorities, some 8,000 persons participated in the violent protests and about 20 policemen were injured, 11 of them seriously.
On July 9 protesters called a regional 24-hour strike to demand the government and the legislature annul a law that facilitates the sale of communal and native lands.
Police said the protesters prevented the firemen from reaching the blaze and tackling it.
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LIMA, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Garcia took the measure due to the violent attack against the headquarters of the regional government in order to allow the reconstruction of the damaged infrastructure, the government said in a communique.
On July 9, a mob of protesters plundered and set fire to the building of the local jurisdiction, located in the city of Puerto Maldonado, in Madre de Dios province, on the border with Brazil and Bolivia.
According to the authorities, some 8,000 persons participated in the violent protests and about 20 policemen were injured, 11 of them seriously.
On July 9 protesters called a regional 24-hour strike to demand the government and the legislature annul a law that facilitates the sale of communal and native lands.
Police said the protesters prevented the firemen from reaching the blaze and tackling it.
http://mathaba.net/0_index.shtml?x=598475