Latin America has been badly hit by the pandemic, and this month Peru reimposed stricter restrictions on movement.
The illegal birthday party on Saturday was organized on social media and drew a crowd of around 120 at the Thomas Restobar, the interior ministry said in a statement confirming the 13 deaths."Faced with the police operation, which did not use any type of weapon or tear gas, those attending the party tried to escape through the single exit, trampling each other and getting trapped in the stairway," the ministry said.
"It appears that police entered and threw tear gas canisters at them, and boxed them in," one local resident told RPP radio.Local media reported that the victims were in their 20s.Peru's ginger exports soar during pandemic The interior ministry said 23 people had been detained and that authorities are trying to identify the organizers and the owners of the premises.
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