Peru president grabbed by protester at public event

TV footage of the assault showed Boluarte in traditional clothing surroundedby a crowd of people as she throws out candy, when a shouting womanapproaches and grabs the president.
A chaotic scene ensues as police intervene to separate the woman, withBoluarte seemingly uninjured and rejoining the event, reports BSS.
The woman said she held Boluarte responsible for the death of her husbandduring the December 2022 protests in Ayacucho.
Boluarte, 61, came to power that month after former leftist president PedroCastillo tried to dissolve Congress and rule by decree, leading to his quickouster and arrest.
Violent protests demanding Boluarte step down and fresh elections be heldfollowed across the country.
The ensuing crackdown by security forces left almost 50 people dead,according to an estimate by Human Rights Watch, which accused the authoritiesof extrajudicial and arbitrary killings.
Multiple legal proceedings accusing Boluarte of responsibility for the deathswere launched after the crackdown.
Interior Minister Victor Torres said after Saturday's event that "drastic"disciplinary measures would be taken against members in charge of thepresident's security and that bodyguards would be dismissed.
Prime Minister Alberto Otarola condemned the attack, saying: "Thisunfortunate event endangered the safety of the head of state and is extremelyserious."
"With violence, we all lose as a country," he said on X, formerly Twitter.
Boluarte is Peru's sixth president since March 2018 and the first woman tohold the role.