Peru announces curfew in restive Puno region, a day after violent clashes between protesters and security forces left 18 people dead
Demonstrators have set up roadblocks in six of the country's 25 departments. Officials say there are 53 separate roadblocks.
It comes after the death toll in a month of protests against the ousting of ex-president Pedro Castillo rose to 40, including the 18 people killed on Monday night. Three more people died during the ransacking of a shopping centre in Juliaca, while the last known victim was a police officer who the United Nations said died after his vehicle was set on fire.The government has defended the actions of the security forces in Juliaca, claiming those guarding the airport faced down an organised attempted "coup" by thousands of demonstrators.
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