At least seven people, including three teenagers, have been killed in escalating protests in Peru since Pedro Castillo was accused of an attempted coup, impeached and arrested last week
Some 2,000 protesters smashed runway lighting, burned security booths, and forced the closure of the airport in Peru's second-largest city Arequipa.
New President Dina Boluarte tried to ease tensions on Sunday, announcing she would seek to hold elections two years early and declaring a state of emergency in flashpoint areas. Around 100 Castillo supporters were camped out in front of the police facility in Lima, where he is being held, demanding his release and return to the office."We have been sleeping here for four nights, and we will continue until we get the president back to the palace," protester Ana Karina Ramos told AFP with tears in her eyes.
Train services between Cusco and Machu Picchu, Peru's best-known tourist site, will be suspended from Tuesday to ensure passenger safety ahead of a national strike called for by Castillo supporters, the rail operator said.
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