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    Peruvian police captives killed

    June 6, 2009 | Dan Collyns | BBC

    Nine Peruvian policemen seized by Amazonian indigenous protesters have been killed during a rescue bid which freed 22 others, officials say.

    A further seven were still missing after the military moved to free them from protesters angry at plans to drill for oil and gas on ancestral land.

    The hostages were taken on Friday during clashes near Bagua which left at least 22 tribesmen and 11 police dead.

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