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⬤ HIGH 28 Jul 2026, 21:16 UTC

Peru's Fujimori vows military-led crackdown on crime after taking office

The newly inaugurated president – the ninth in just a decade – pledged to deploy the armed forces to crime-ridden areas and adopt a hardline security strategy as Peru grapples with its worst wave of gang violence, extortion and illegal mining in decades.
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