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Five Peruvian soldiers die as helicopter falls into river Five Peruvian soldiers die as helicopter falls into river Lima, Apr 18 (Prensa Latina) Five soldiers killed and two missing was caused by the fall of a helicopter into the Urubamba River, in the South American region of Cusco, due to mechanical damage, according to Joint Command of Peruvian Armed Forces. The helicopter transporting Army and Navy troops in an anti-drug reconnaissance operation, when it rushed into the river and five of them survived. The Army Non-Commissioned Officers Jhon Salazar, Javier Paredes and Santiago and Navy N...

Peru deploys armored vehicles to block migrants Tue 26th January 2021 | 11:30 PM Lima, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Jan, 2021 ) :Peru on Tuesday deployed armored vehicles along its border with Ecuador, the military said, in a bid to stop an influx of undocumented migrants from further north. The Joint Command of the Peruvian Armed Forces said on Twitter that after a meeting with the Ecuadorian military, it decided to "strengthen control measures" in the coming days for "blocking the entry of illegal immigrants." The city of Tumbes in northern Peru is the main point of entry for ...