Fujimori freezes army activity

Lima - Peru's embattled President Alberto Fujimori said he had confined all military to barracks amid a deepening political crisis…

Lima - Peru's embattled President Alberto Fujimori said he had confined all military to barracks amid a deepening political crisis, but offered no explanation.

"We have declared a total freeze on military movement," a heavily-guarded Mr Fujimori told reporters in the village of Chaclacayo.

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