Peru News

To follow on from yesterday's post:

La Republica is reporting that the indigenous people killed in Bagua were 'leaders of their communities' - hardly surprising really, as they will have been leading the protests.

Indigenas muertos en Bagua eran lideres de sus comunidades (La Republica)

The government denies that there is any more news on missing persons in the area and blames 'sensationalist' media for spreading misinformation.

Gobierno indica que no hay informacion sobre mas victimas civiles (La Republica)