Peru presidential hopeful bloodied but safe after gun attack

Two gunmen on a motorbike fired "eight or nine" shots at the SUV the 50-year-old politician was driving and the candidate returned fire, according to police chief General Oscar Arriola......

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Peruvian presidential hopeful Rafael Belaunde escaped an assassination attempt by gunmen south of Lima, sustaining only minor injuries from broken glass. Attacked by two gunmen on a motorbike, Belaunde returned fire with his own weapon during the incident.

Belaunde fired "at least 12 shots" at his attackers, who fired "eight or nine" shots at his SUV.
The attack occurred in Cerro Azul, about 130 kilometers (80 miles) south of Lima.
The incident highlights escalating crime and political instability in Peru, where 56 bus drivers have been killed this year due to extortion.

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