Shining Path
May 22 2007, Ravneet

Six people were killed and other 50 injured in a blast at a market in the city of Juliaca in southern Peru. The reason behind the blast is still unknown.

The Andean city of Juliaca is about 830km (520 miles) south of the capital, Lima. A...

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