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Two Die in Attack on Chinese-owned Mine in Peru

Reuters reports that two workers died and several disappeared in an armed attack on the controversial Chinese-owned Rio Blanco copper project in northern Peru:About 15 to 20 armed people invaded the mining camp on Sunday and fired at its security guards, Wu said. Peru’s interior minister said several people were missing and that one was killed. The attack may have been an act of revenge. In