Peruvian mayor of town near giant copper project assassinated

Peruvian mayor of town near giant copper project assassinated
LIMA, March 19 Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:33am GMT
03/19/2015

(Reuters) - The new mayor of a small Andean town in Peru near a huge, multi-billion-dollar copper project was shot dead in an apparent ambush while traveling by car in the region, authorities said on Thursday.

Peru's interior minister vowed to carry out a thorough investigation of the assassination of Alberto Roque, 35, who assumed power in January as mayor of Mara in Peru's central highland region Apurimac.

"It was not a robbery," said local prosecutor Jessica Pumacayo. "But we don't know the motive...so far we don't have any indications he had enemies."

Antolin Chipani, the mayor of nearby town Challhuahuacho, said Roque had been busy negotiating with the central government to broaden education and job opportunities to towns around MMG Ltd's $7 billion proposed Las Bambas project.

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(No indications he had enemies?)