With shots into the air and tear gas, a police contingent dispersed dozens of misfits who arrived yesterday afternoon at the front of the Plaza Vea supermarketin the city of Fistwith the intention of looting the establishment.
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For several minutes the vandals tried to force the metal doors, a situation captured by neighbors with their cell phones. Shouting: “The united people will never be defeated”out of control protesters tried to enter the establishment.
A few minutes later, a police contingent arrived, passing through the streets of Fist he was insulted and threatened by the demonstrators. Faced with the refusal to withdraw, the law enforcement officers used their firearms, firing dozens of shots into the air and throwing tear gas canisters.
Several meters away, some demonstrators faced the custodians of order, at whom they threw stones with the help of slingshots. The security forces managed to restore order in the area, avoiding the pillage to the supermarket.
QUECHUAS AND AYMARAS ARRIVE
Since early in the morning, thousands of Aymara residents from the southern part of the region have been arriving in trucks, vans and cars.
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Little by little they moved to the center of the city filling the Plaza de Armas, in the place where the central police station is located, the police agents placed a barrier at the door with sandbags in anticipation of a confrontation.
Almost simultaneously, thousands of Quechua settlers from the north of the region arrived, who practically took over the city.
A group of protesters at the gates of the Santa Catalina church put up signs with the names of those killed in other regions during the protests in December.
The protesting groups have summarized the reason for their protest in the resignation of the President Dina Boluarte and new elections.
