Police estimated the march at around 3,500, but others speculated it attracted more than double that. The building, on San Martin Plaza, was empty when the massive blaze ignited from unknown causes, a firefighter commander told local radio. Last week, the embattled Boluarte government extended a state of emergency in Lima and the southern regions of Puno and Cusco, curtailing some civil rights. Human rights groups have accused the police and army of using deadly firearms in the protests. “We women, men, children have to fight.”Other protesters pointed to strategic reasons for targeting the coastal capital.
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