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Clashes in Lima as thousands protest ex-president Fujimori pardon

Protesters march near Centerio hospital after Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski pardoned former President Alberto Fujimori in Lima, Peru. [Photo: Courtesy]

Peruvian police on Monday fired tear gas and clashed with protesters.

They were marching against the pardon of ailing ex-president Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses.

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