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Reuters: Clash between isolated indigenous group and loggers leaves two dead in Peru's Amazon
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/clash-between-isolated-indigenous-group-loggers-leaves-two-dead-perus-amazon-2024-09-03/Clash between isolated indigenous group and loggers leaves two dead in Peru's Amazon
By Reuters
September 3, 2024 1:15 PM EDT
LIMA, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Two loggers in Peru's Amazon have been killed and two others are missing after a clash with the Mashco Piro, an indigenous community that has long isolated itself, a local advocacy organization said Tuesday.
The clash occurred on Thursday in an area of the Madre de Dios region when workers who were opening a trail in the forest, were attacked with arrows by members of the tribe, according to Daniel Pena, a spokesperson of FENAMAD, an organization that represents more than 30 communities in the region and has previously lobbied the government to protect the Maschco Piro's forest.
The Ministry of Culture reported the incident on Monday night and said it was investigating the case along with the prosecutor's office and police. In a statement, the ministry said the clash "may have caused deaths, injuries and disappearances" on behalf of a logging company.
FENAMAD said in a statement on Monday that the confrontation occurred in an area near the Pariamanu River, that is part of the Mashco Piro territory, where at least two workers were killed by arrows, another was injured and two are missing.
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By Reuters
September 3, 2024 1:15 PM EDT
LIMA, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Two loggers in Peru's Amazon have been killed and two others are missing after a clash with the Mashco Piro, an indigenous community that has long isolated itself, a local advocacy organization said Tuesday.
The clash occurred on Thursday in an area of the Madre de Dios region when workers who were opening a trail in the forest, were attacked with arrows by members of the tribe, according to Daniel Pena, a spokesperson of FENAMAD, an organization that represents more than 30 communities in the region and has previously lobbied the government to protect the Maschco Piro's forest.
The Ministry of Culture reported the incident on Monday night and said it was investigating the case along with the prosecutor's office and police. In a statement, the ministry said the clash "may have caused deaths, injuries and disappearances" on behalf of a logging company.
FENAMAD said in a statement on Monday that the confrontation occurred in an area near the Pariamanu River, that is part of the Mashco Piro territory, where at least two workers were killed by arrows, another was injured and two are missing.
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