Peru's president detained by security forces- national police tweet

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo addresses the audience during the opening of the VII Ministerial Summit on Government and Digital Transformation of the Americas, in Lima, Peru on November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda

LIMA, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Peru's President Pedro Castillo was detained by security forces on Wednesday, according to images shown in a tweet published by the national police, shortly after Congress voted to remove him from power.

Reporting by Marco Aquino; Writing by Valentine Hilaire; Editing by Sarah Morland

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