The government of Peru on Friday declared a state of emergency in a remote northern area after a clash between police and indigenous people protesting the exploitation of their native lands left a number of people dead, CNN reported.
Police and indigenous protesters said separately that at least eight police and 22 protesters died.
The clash took place at dawn outside the northern province of Bagua in the Department of Amazonas as police attempted to break up a roadblock on the 59th day of protests.