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Cabello said the Spaniards were detained in Puerto Ayacucho, south of the capital Caracas.

A representative for the company Molina Union, Angie Cabrera, told local media from a hospital in Ayacucho that at least 24 people had died.

The two leaders, identified as Carlos Zuniga and "Yohel," were captured Wednesday in the Andean region of Ayacucho, where the Shining Path was founded.

Amnesty noted that there was one death in Lima, where the largest protests were held and 20% identify as Indigenous; while in Ayacucho, where 82% are Indigenous, 10 people were killed.

The family said they were fleeing violence and death threats in the Peruvian city of Ayacucho, where security forces recently killed demonstrators.