Pressure mounts on Peru’s president after two die in protests

Protesters walks towards a barricade in Lima, Peru (Rodrigo Abd/AP)

Pressure was mounting on Peru’s interim president to resign after a night of protests in which two people were killed and the country’s political turmoil deepened.

At least eight of Manuel Merino’s cabinet members had resigned by early on Sunday and the president of Congress scheduled an emergency session to discuss the leader’s resignation.