Clashes between Peruvian police and Amazon tribes have left at least 20 people dead and 50 injured.

Unconfirmed reports say nine police officers are among those killed The violence near the town of Bagua erupted when police used force to clear Indigenous activists who had been blocking a road for the past ten days. Local residents are demanding more control over the region's rich natural resources. The authorities say the protesters opened fire first, something tribal leaders vehemently deny.