Gunmen slay 7 people in Peruvian jungle
Five police officers and two employees of Peru’s state-run coca company were shot to death in a southern jungle state on Saturday, authorities said. The bodies of the officers and workers from the National Coca Company — the only company legally authorized to sell coca in Peru — were found near the town of Machente in Ayacucho state, 200 miles southeast of the capital of Lima, police commander Juan Rojas said. Full Story