Tension On The Border Between Chile And Peru: Clashes Between …

By Martin Toro on Apr 26, 2023 at 12:48 pm.

It was a tense morning at the border between Chile and Peru, after a group of migrants were left stranded and faced by Peruvian police trying to enter the neighboring country.

A few days ago, a wave of migrants in our country was heading towards the Concorde Line to cross over into Peruvian territory. This created a crisis at the border as hundreds of people were stranded in the region without ever leaving the national soil.

without basic services such as water or sanitation facilities; With temporary homes and minors in the city dealing with these situations.

confrontation with the police

The cameras of "With You in the Morning", along with journalist Stjepan Tarbuskovic, went to cover the situation where they found a dense group of people blocking the road to create pressure. Peruvian policemen were guarding the borders, not letting immigrants through.

A group of immigrants, including minors, settled in front of Peruvian police with shields.

The spirits began to trouble him when he tried to clear one of the tracks so that cars could go from Chile to Peru.

Crowds of immigrants blocking roads clashed with police personnel from the neighboring country.

Shield in hand, he blocked blows and struck with the blade he had.

The migrants also responded with stones to the police.

Despite the severe climate, there were children involved in the clash between a group of people protesting the police action; Minor shields and migrants were among them.

Finally, Peruvian police managed to open a vehicular crossing that had been blocked for nearly four hours, according to Chilevision Morning Journalist.