3 Protesters Killed in Peru Newmont mine clash - Exclusive News & Photos

	3 Protesters Killed in Peru Newmont mine clash - Exclusive News & Photos Three people were killed and 21 injured when Peruvian police clashed with protesters opposed to a $5bn gold mine planned by Newmont Mining Officials in the northern region of Cajamarca said that the fatalities were the first in Cajamarca since protests against the mine started there late last year and the government has responded by suspending freedom of assembly to quell clashes between police, soldiers and protesters. "I don't think we Peruvians should tolerate bad apples who incite violence that ends up causing deaths," Prime Minister Oscar Valdes said. Most of the victims were being treated in the city of Cajamarca and the town of Celendin — the flashpoint of violence between 2000 protesters and police and near where the US company plans to build the biggest mine in Peruvian history. The interior ministry said two of the injured were police officers who were shot by gun-carrying protesters who also threw rocks, damaged public buildings and were repelled with tear gas. "Unfortunately there are three dead ... from gunshot wounds," Miguel Castillo, a regional judicial official, said on RPP radio. President Ollanta Humala, a former military officer, took office a year ago, urging mediation to solve hundreds of disputes over spoils from natural-resource projects. However, he has since used emergency rules at least three times to end anti-mining protests in one of the world's top metals exporters. Critics say the harsher measures are symptomatic of his drift to the right <b>...</b>	From: NewsLlVE Views: 4 0 ratings
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