Nicaragua gives asylum to Peru protest leader

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MANAGUA, (Reuters) – Nicaragua’s leftist government  has granted political asylum to Peruvian indigenous leader  Alberto Pizango, wanted in Lima on charges he fomented protests  against Amazon oil exploration that killed 60 people.

Nicaragua’s ambassador in Peru, Tomas Borge, told Reuters  yesterday that Pizango sought asylum in the Nicaraguan Embassy  in the Peruvian capital.

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