State of emergency begins in Lima after wave of violence — Peru President<br /><br />Peru's interim government declares a state of emergency in Lima and the neighboring port of Callao to curb the wave of violence and extortion attributed to organized crime.<br /><br />"The state of emergency approved by the Council of Ministers will come into effect at midnight [on Wednesday October 22] and will remain in force for 30 days in Metropolitan Lima and Callao," says President Jose Jeri in a brief message to the nation broadcast on state television<br /><br />PERUVIAN PRESIDENCY / AFP<br />
