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A [[stampede|human stampede]] occurred in the [[Los Olivos District]] of [[Lima, Peru|Lima]], Peru on 22 August 2020, killing at least thirteen and injuring six others. The stampede was a result of a raid by the [[National Police of Peru]] on the Thomas Restobar nightclub to break up an illegal gathering amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Peru]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news|last1=de la Quintana|first1=Jimena|last2=Silva|first2=Daniel|date=23 August 2020|title=At least 13 people die in stampede, as police raid club breaking coronavirus restrictions|work=[[CNN]]|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/23/americas/peru-nighclub-covid-stampede-intl-scli/index.html|accessdate=23 August 2020}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|date=23 August 2020|title=13 Die in Peru Disco Stampede After Police Lockdown Raid|language=en-US|work=[[
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==Reactions==
[[President of Peru|President]] [[Martín Vizcarra]] responded to the incident saying:<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 August 2020|title=Lima: Martín Vizcarra sobre tragedia en Los Olivos: "Pedimos una investigaci {{!}} NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO PERÚ|url=https://elcomercio.pe/lima/martin-vizcarra-sobre-tragedia-en-los-olivos-pedimos-una-investigacion-rigurosa-al-ministerio-publico-y-sancion-para-los-propietarios-y-organizadores-de-evento-nndc-noticia/|access-date=23 August 2020|website=[[El Comercio (Perú)|El Comercio]]|language=es}}</ref> {{Quote|I have different feelings and emotions as a person, as an authority, with these circumstances. Obviously I feel sorry and I have sadness for the people and relatives of the people who have lost their lives, but I also have anger and indignation for those responsible for organizing these types of events. [...] Please don't be irresponsible; don't expose people's lives. Those 13 lives could have been saved if we did not have this type of behavior [involving the] negligence of businessmen, who know that these types of events are prohibited.}} President Vizcarra also encouraged judicial authorities to punish those who had broken the law.<ref>{{Cite news|
The Peruvian Ministry of the Interior released a statement following the event, stating "The Ministry of the Interior profoundly regrets the deaths of 13 people as a consequence of the criminal irresponsibility of an unscrupulous business owner".<ref name=":0" /> Rosario Sasieta, Minister of Women and Vulnerable Populations, stated "I ask for the maximum sanction for those responsible. We are talking about intentional homicide for profit ... Partners and owners are the main responsible".<ref name=":2" /> A criminal attorney stated that the owners of the nightclub faced up to 35 years in prison if they are charged with homicide as a result of the incident.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Palacios|first=Oswaldo|date=23 August 2020|title=Los Olivos {{!}} Abogado Carlos Caro: Responsables de fiesta en discoteca podrían afrontar hasta 35 años de cárcel|url=https://rpp.pe/lima/actualidad/los-olivos-abogado-carlos-caro-responsables-de-fiesta-en-discoteca-podrian-afrontar-hasta-35-anos-de-carcel-noticia-1288147|access-date=23 August 2020|website=[[Radio Programas del Perú|RPP]]|language=es}}</ref> An attorney for the owners of the property said that they "are not responsible" for the incident and that they had leased the building to be operated as a restaurant, not as a nightclub.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Castillo|first=Sophia|date=2020-08-24|title=Los Olivos {{!}} Abogada de dueños del local afirma que ellos "no son responsables" por la muerte de las 13 personas|url=https://rpp.pe/lima/actualidad/los-olivos-abogada-de-duenos-del-local-afirma-que-ellos-no-son-responsables-por-la-muerte-de-las-13-personas-noticia-1288344|access-date=2020-08-24|website=[[Radio Programas del Perú|RPP]]|language=es}}</ref>
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