People gather at the site where rescue teams attempted to recover the bodies of five Peruvian soldiers that drowned after jumping into the freezing waters of the river Ilave while fleeing clashes with anti-government protesters throwing rocks at them in Ilave, Peru on March 6. - Five Peruvian soldiers drowned after jumping into a freezing river while fleeing anti-government protesters in the country's south, the defense ministry said Monday. One other who tried to escape via the same route after clashes with demonstrators Sunday was still missing, and a search was under way. Soldiers said they came under attack from people armed with slingshots and sticks at a demonstration against the government of President Dina Boluarte in the city of Ilave in the Puno region. - AFP
