VOA: Peru’s President Imposes Curfew on Capital After Violent Protests Over Inflation
President Pedro Castillo of Peru has imposed a curfew in the capital, Lima, to quell the growing wave of violent protests over soaring fuel prices.
President Castillo announced the curfew in a nationally televised speech Monday just before midnight local time, saying it would take effect beginning at 2 a.m. and would last until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday.
The curfew was announced just hours after officials in Lima ordered schools to shut down for a second consecutive day due to mass protests by transport workers.
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Peru’s President Imposes Curfew On Capital As Violent Inflation Protests Spread
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