Three dead in attack ahead of Peru election

Suspected leftist rebels in Peru have killed three people in an attack ahead of Sunday’s presidential election. Two soldiers and a driver died in the attack on a vehicle carrying election materials in a remote coca-growing region, the military said. The election frontrunner is Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, who cracked down […]

Suspected leftist rebels in Peru have killed three people in an attack ahead of Sunday’s presidential election.
Two soldiers and a driver died in the attack on a vehicle carrying election materials in a remote coca-growing region, the military said.
The election frontrunner is Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, who cracked down on the Maoist Shining Path guerrillas.
However she is not expected to win a clear majority.
Polls opened at 08:00 local time (13:00 GMT). Opinion polls indicate that Ms Fujimori will not obtain the 50% of votes needed to avoid a second run-off round. Her closest challengers are centrist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and left-winger Veronika Mendoza.
Peru is one of the biggest coca leaf and cocaine producers in the world, US authorities say.