EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />(ROUGH CUT ONLY - NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />One person has died and dozens left injured in clashes in the central Peruvian province of Juaja (HOW-hah) between police and protesters demanding construction of an international airport.<br/> <br />Activists called a 48-hour strike in the region on Wednesday (August 29) to demand that Francisco Carle Airport be modernized so that it can be used for international flights.<br/> <br />Protests and clashes were triggered as officials moved forward with a measure to build an international airport in the neighbouring province of Orcotuna.<br/> <br />Activists carried the body of a person who died during protests on Wednesday. Identified by local media as 36-year-old Alejandro Gonzalez Huaman, activists claimed the police pushed him off a bridge into the Mantar River. The public prosecutor has launched an investigation into the death.<br/> <br />Local officials reported at least 43 people, including three police officers, were injured and 20 people were detained.<br/> <br />Protesters carried a mock-coffin bearing the name of regional president Vladimir Cerron to show their anger.
