Peru's army on standby as jungle unrest grows

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Thu Aug-21-08 02:42 PM
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Peru's army on standby as jungle unrest grows

Peru is considering sending in the army to break up protests by Amazonian Indians who claim the government is preparing a massive land grab in the country's remote jungles.

Indigenous groups have blockaded roads and a river and set up pickets at energy installations to protest changes in the law which would make it easier for commercial interests to buy up collectively owned tribal lands in the northern regions of Peru.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/perus-army-on-standby-as-jungle-unrest-grows-904128.html

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