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Peru unrest: One protester dead as fuel price rises stoke anger

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A farm worker who took part in a road block protest in Peru died Wednesday following clashes with police while several others were injured, a hospital said. The violence came a day after President Pedro Castillo called off a curfew in Lima aimed at curbing nationwide protests against rising fuel prices. FRANCE 24's Thomas Nicolon reports from Lima, Peru.

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