An airport has closed due to the unrest.
, who was arrested Wednesday on charges of rebellion after he said he was dissolving Congress ahead of his impeachment vote.
There have been tense scenes in rural areas that are strongholds of the 53-year-old left-wing former schoolteacher Castillo from the poor Andean mountain district, AP notes.
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