Lima, Nov 27, 2024 (AFP) - Peru extends state of emergency in Lima over extortion rackets

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2024-11-27

Peru's government has extended a two-month-old state of emergency in several parts of the capital Lima over a wave of racketeering by criminal gangs who have killed several people this year. In a decree published late Tuesday the government extended the emergency measures put in place on September 26, including the deployment of troops in 14 Lima districts, for another 45 days. Interior Minister Juan Jose Santivanez told reporters Monday that the......

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