Peru rescue workers searching for trapped miners after alleged attack on gold mine

LIMA (Reuters) – Rescue workers in northern Peru were searching for trapped miners at a small gold mine on Monday in the region of La Libertad, after the mine was allegedly attacked by suspected illegal miners, a local mayor said.

(Reporting by Marco Aquino; Writing by Brendan O’Boyle; Editing by Aida Pelaez-Fernandez)