Clash between isolated indigenous group and loggers leaves two dead in Peru's Amazon

Reuters - 03/09
Two loggers in Peru's Amazon have been killed and two others are missing after a clash with the Mashco Piro, an indigenous community that has long isolated itself, a local advocacy organization said Tuesday.
LIMA, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Two loggers in Peru's Amazon have been killed and two others are missing after a clash with the Mashco Piro, an indigenous community that has long isolated itself, a local advocacy organization said Tuesday.
The clash occurred on Thursday in an area of the Madre de Dios region when workers who were opening a trail in the forest, were attacked with arrows by members of the tribe, according to Daniel Pena, a spokesperson of FENAMAD, an organization that represents more than 30 communities in the region and has previously lobbied the government to protect th...
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