[News] Nightclub in Los Olivos: at least 13 dead leave a stampede in a nightclub in Peru amid the state of emergency due to the coronavirus

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At least 13 people died and three others were injured this Saturday after a police raid caused a stampede inside a nightclub in Lima.
There were about 120 people in the disco, despite the fact that in Peru, due to the covid-19 pandemic and by provision of the national government, social gatherings are prohibited.
"After a police operation in a nightclub in Los Olivos, 13 people are reported dead," Police General Orlando Velasco told local radio RPP.

According to a statement from the Ministry of the Interior, around 9pm (local time), residents of the Los Olivos neighborhood alerted the authorities about a party at the Thomas Restobar premises shortly before the curfew imposed as part of the state of emergency in the face of the coronavirus crisis.

 

The curfew declared by the local government began at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday and will end at 4:00 a.m. on Monday, August 24.

After the arrival of the police, those attending the party tried to escape through the only entrance door, running over themselves and being trapped between the entrance and a staircase of the premises, according to the statement.
The text also notes that the police did not use any type of weapon or tear gas during the operation.

 

Detained
The Ministry also maintains that so far 23 people have been detained and that the authorities have launched an investigation to identify the owners of the nightclub and those responsible for this "unfortunate" event.
The Minister of Women and Vulnerable Po[CENSORED]tions, Rosario Sasieta, condemned the events and demanded that the organizers of the party be punished.

"I am outraged, because this should never have happened, because some businessmen who, with a profit motive, brought together 120 boys and, that eagerness, that greed has caused the death of these young people. I ask for the maximum sanction for the owners of this center "he told RPP radio.
In addition to the 13 dead, of whom 12 are women and one man, six people were injured, including three police officers who were trying to help the trapped people. #