The Peruvian government has imposed a night-time curfew in Pataz province, where 13 kidnapped mine workers were killed last week. President Dina Boluarte also ordered that mining activities be suspended for a month while extra police and soldiers are deployed to the region.

The men were killed in a region that has seen growing conflict over access to ore in recent years. The mine has also been a hotbed of illegal gold mining.

Mining in Peru's north will be suspended for 30 days, President Dina Boluarte said on Monday, after 13 gold mine workers in the area were kidnapped and killed by illegal miners. Boluarte added that she would set up a military base and order a curfew on the area,