Protests in Peru leave 17 dead in Puno 3:07
(CNN Spanish) --
At least 12 people have been injured after clashes between police and protesters this Wednesday in Cusco, Peru, reported the director of Health Intelligence for the town, Darío Navarro, in an interview with TV Peru, the country's public television .
Police die in Peru after being burned in the context of protests in Puno.
In two consecutive days there are already 18 deaths
Navarro indicated that among the injured there are eight civilians, two of them with gunshot wounds and another from pellets;
in addition to four wounded police officers, one of them with head trauma.
"We are on red alert," said the official.
He added that all of them are receiving medical attention.
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