Peru protests: Andahuaylas airport forced to close in deadly unrest

An airport in Peru has been closed and two people have been killed in violent protests, authorities say. Pictures on social media showed smoke billowing from Andahuaylas airport in the south of the country. Fifty police officers and workers were surrounded by demonstrators at the airport, the transport ministry said in a statement. Protests over the impeachment of President Pedro Castillo have continued in the capital Lima. Police fired tear gas on Sunday to disperse demonstrators in the city. Peru's aviation body Corpac - part of the ministry of transport - said Andahuaylas airport had been seriously affected since Saturday afternoon, experiencing attacks, vandalism and fires being started. It said 50 airport workers and police officers had been surrounded in the airport terminal, and added that some people had been taken hostage. Peru's national police later said officers had been to the airport with state police, and that one officer had been injured.<br/>