(11 Jul 2025)
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Ayacucho, Peru – 11 July 2025
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1. Miners burning tires on a hill besides the the Pan-American Highway, smoke, police officers approaching from one side
2. Various of clashes between police and miners on hilltop
3. Miners blocking highway
4. Police officers detaining miner
5. Riot police firing tear gas
6. Miners throwing rocks at police
7. Various of police blocking street
8. Smoke rising behind town
9. Buses passing
10. Trucks blocking one highway lane
STORYLINE:
Peruvian workers protesting the cancelation of their mining permits clashed with police on Friday after blocking sections of the Pan-American Highway for several days.
Officers used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators in Ayacucho.
Local media reported that several people were injured during the clashes, while authorities had not immediately provided any official figures.
The miners operated for decades under a law that sought to regulate their practices, which expired in June.
Mining associations and unions have said about 50,000 jobs would be lost following the permit cancellations.
Peru is the world’s third-largest producer of copper and ninth-largest producer of gold, according to the United States Geological Survey.
AP Video shot by Miguel Melgar
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