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At least 13 people were killed in a stampede at a nightclub in Peru when they tried to escape police who showed up to enforce COVID-19 restrictions on such gatherings.
According to Peru’s interior ministry, 120 people attended a party at Thomas Restobar Club in Lima’s Los Olivos district on Saturday night, despite prohibitions on social gatherings under the country’s state of emergency
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Partygoers rushed to escape a police raid through a single door.
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Lima, Peru (CNN)At least 13 people have been killed and three others injured in a stampede at a nightclub in Lima, Peru, as partygoers attempted to escape a police raid on the venue, according to Orlando Velasco Mujica, general of the Peruvian National Police.
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Police say people were trapped between the entrance door, which was pushed shut in the chaos, and a staircase leading to a street.
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About 120 people in Lima tried to flee a party, banned under current coronavirus restrictions, when police arrived.
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The interior ministry said 23 people have been detained and that authorities are trying to identify the organisers and the owners of the premises.
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Deadly incident takes place after police raid disco for violating confinement rules to stem spread of coronavirus
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LIMA, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) — A botched police raid of a nightclub in Peru’s capital Lima left at least 13 people dead and another six injured as panicked clients stampeded toward the exit, authorities said on Sunday.
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