During protests against the Peruvian government, demonstrators and police in the capital Lima engaged in serious clashes. Government opponents threw rocks and firecrackers at the police, the police fired tear gas into the crowd, as seen on television on Thursday. According to a report by RPP radio, the demonstrators tried to penetrate the congress. Several people were injured in the clashes.
In downtown Lima, a building caught fire. More than 25 fire department units are on duty to prevent the fire from spreading to neighboring houses, fire department commander Mario Casaretto told RPP. The fire was “out of control”, he said. Initially, it was unknown if there was a connection to the protests.