LOWacled · L2 · riot2025-03-28
[Peru] Riots: Mob violence
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Around 28 March 2025 (as reported), in Bajo Pichanaqui (Junin), a group of residents held, severely beat and stripped two men off their clothes, accusing them of theft in the locality. The mob hung a message around the suspects necks calling them thieves and forced them walk around the municipality. Police and Local Police forces (Serenos) intervened arresting the suspects. There were no fatalities.
- Severity
- LOW
- Occurred
- 2025-03-28
- Country
- Peru
- Event type
- riot
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