Peruvian Police Fire on Unarmed Indigenous Tribes’ Oil and Gas Protest

At approximately 5 am this morning, the Peruvian military police staged a violent raid on a group of indigenous people at a peaceful blockade on a road outside of Bagua, in a remote area of northern Peruvian Amazon. Several thousand Awajun and Wambis indigenous peoples were forcibly dispersed by tear gas and real bullets, among them are confirmed reports of at least 18 injured and 8 civilians confirmed dead, although the number of dead is likely to be several times higher.

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