Agents of the National Police threw tear gas bombs to free the access bridge in the Sangani sector in the district of perene, Chanchamayo province, Junín region. This road connects the districts of Pichanaqui and Perené, but it is also a access road towards the province of Satipo.
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“It has been at the request of the population, the protests can be in a thousand ways but they should not hinder traffic, people want to work,” said Colonel PNP Adelmo Chuquillanqui Ospina. However, when the agents were cleaning the area, relatives of the protesters, including women and children, came to prevent it.
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“They have been told that they should not force the population to stop, that they should not attack. We are going to try to continue the dialogue,” said Chuquillanqui Ospina.