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Peru presidential hopeful bloodied but safe after gun attack

Gunmen on a motorbike fired several shots at the SUV the 50-year-old politician, Rafael Belaunde was driving

Peruvian presidential hopeful Rafael Belaunde escaped bloodied but not seriously hurt Tuesday (December 2, 2025) from an attack by gunmen on his car south of the capital Lima, police said. Gunmen on a motorbike fired several shots at the SUV the 50-year-old politician was driving.

Bullets shattered the windscreen, leaving Belaunde with bloodstains on his face and shirt from cuts caused by broken glass, according to TV images. In a statement on X, police said neither Belaunde nor his driver was badly injured in the attack on Tuesday (local time) in the town of Cerro Azul, about 130km south of Lima.

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