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Peru’s former president kills himself as police try to arrest him

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Former Peruvian President Alan García shot himself in the head and died Wednesday moments after police arrived at his home to arrest him over corruption allegation­s in Latin America’s largest graft investigat­ion.

President Martin Vizcarra announced the death on Twitter, saying doctors in the capital city of Lima performed emergency surgery and tried three times to resuscitat­e Garcia.

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