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LIMA, Peru — Peruvian police said five nightclubbers were dead after a tear-gas grenade was detonated Thursday in the middle of a crowded disco.
Police officer Jaime Munoz said nine people, including a minor, have been arrested on suspicion of setting off the canister in the “Boom” nightclub. He said the victims died of asphyxiation and seven others were hospitalized in the southern city of Juliaca.
Another police officer, John Mestas, said the tear gas became lethal when released in a closed space with little ventilation. Mestas told AP the 800-capacity club had as many as 1,200 people inside.
