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Peru Declares Emergency Amid Protests Over Rapper's Death
10/17/2025
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- Peru's President José Jerí declared a state of emergency in Lima as protests escalate after rapper Eduardo Ruiz's death.
- Police chief Oscar Arriola said officer Luis Magallanes was arrested and believed to have fired the fatal shot that killed Ruiz.
- Jerí faced calls for resignation and vowed to investigate Ruiz's death, while activists demand justice amid crime and corruption.
