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Peru president grabbed by protester at public event
3 years agoA handout picture released by the Peruvian Presidency shows President Dina Boluarte during the laying of the foundation stone for the asphalting of a road in the Chiara district in the Ayacucho region, some 570 km southeast of Lima, on January 20, 2024. - Peruvian President Dina Boluarte was assaulted and shaken by two women on Saturday during an official event in the Andean city of Ayacucho, where 10 people were killed in protests against her government. (Photo by Luis Iparraguirre / Peruvian Presidency / AFP)
A protester violently grabbed Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Saturday during an event in the southern Ayacucho region, where 10 people were killed in mass anti-government demonstrations more than a year ago.