Protests break out in Peru over the weekend.
Reports say at least 20 people including four police officers, were injured on Saturday in clashes between protesters and police in a southern Peruvian city in the Andes. The national police reported that two police officers who were taken captive by the protesters had now been released and were being evaluated by medical personnel.
The city is one of several towns in the country where residents took to the streets in support of former president Pedro Castillo who was ousted earlier this week. Castillo was removed from power on Wednesday after he attempted to dissolve Peru’s congress and call for new elections.
He was arrested for the alleged crime of rebellion and impeached by lawmakers in a single day. Castillo is also currently under a seven-day preliminary arrest ordered by the supreme court on Thursday after considering him a flight risk.
