- Title: PERU: AT LEAST ONE PERSON IS INJURED DURING CLASHES IN LIMA
- Date: 11th December 1997
- Summary: LIMA, PERU (DECEMBER 11, 1997) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. WIDE OF MAYORS HOLDING MARCH TO DEMAND GREATER AUTONOMY AND FUNDING 0.09 2. TRACK MAYORS MARCHING, HOLDING BANNERS AND PLACARDS 0.13 3. SV MAYOR OF LIMA ALEX KOURI SAYING THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE MARCH TO IS TO DEMAND AUTONOMY FOR EACH MUNICIPALITY (SPANISH) 0.30 4. TRACK POLICE CLASHING WITH GROUP OF DISMISSED MUNICIPAL WORKERS WHO TRIED TO BREAK UP MAYORS' MARCH/ WIDE OF CLASHES, WORKERS THROWING ROCKS AT POLICE (2 SHOTS) 0.55 5. VARIOUS OF POLICE CLASHING WITH DEMONSTRATORS AND DISMISSED WORKERS (5 SHOTS) 1.51 6. TRACK POLICE BEATING DEMONSTRATOR ON THE GROUND/ MAN TURNING BEATEN MAN OVER, CHECKING IF HE IS ALIVE 2.09 7. WIDE OF CLASHES 2.15 Initials S3,P3 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
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- Location: LIMA, PERU
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- Country: LATIN AMERICA Peru
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- Story Text: - INTRO: At least one person has been injured during clashes in Lima, when police tried to break up a dispute between demonstrators on a mayor's march and dismissed municipal workers who are opposed to the mayor of the Peruvian capital.
Thousands of demonstrators joined increasingly militant mayors from throughout Peru on a march to President Alberto Fujimori's government palace on Thursday (December 11), to demand greater autonomy and funding for their cities.
About 5,000 people took part in the peaceful protest with songs, dances and colourful costumes of the peasants from Peru's highland and coastal zones.
Lima's Mayor Alex Kouri said the march was to "demand autonomy for each municipality." Fighting broke up the demonstration, when a small group of dismissed municipal workers who are opposed to Lima's mayor clashed with the demonstrators.
The workers fought police with sticks and tossed bottles and bricks. A photographer from a local newspaper was injured in the head.
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