The murder of 13 workers at the Poderosa gold mine, located in the province of Pataz, in northern Peru, unleashed a climate of terror, attributed to the alleged perpetrators who belong to illegal mining networks. teleSUR
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00:0013 workers of a small mine linked to gold production were killed by miners working illegally
00:06in a northern region of Peru after being held hostage for several days. The kidnapping and
00:12subsequent murder of the workers occurred in a small artisanal mine operating within the
00:18concession area in the province of Patas. The crime took place despite the fact that the region
00:24is in a state of emergency with police and military presence due to constant attacks on the mining
00:31company. In the sense, the company has denounced that 39 people among collaborators and artisanal
00:37miners have been killed by criminal groups that took control of Patas.