The most violent period in Peru's history still brings sorrow among the thousands who lost loved ones between 1980 and 2000.

Gaston Medina previously told the Committee to Protect Journalists he received death threats related to his reporting.

" "target="_blank">President Dina Boluarte on Monday stated that her administration will ensure the protection of judges and prosecutors who act firmly against delinquency and organized crime.

As the Trump administration is getting ready to deport migrants at a large scale it also has risks. Deportations could inadvertently strengthen

In the northwestern city of Trujillo, the epicenter of the extortion epidemic, two people were injured when a bomb exploded outside the prosecutor's office. CCTV footage showed a man on a motorcycle with a backpack like those used by food delivery drivers depositing it in front of the prosecutor's office.

Peru is facing its worst public safety crisis in recent memory, with top government officials blaming transnational criminal organizations for the chaos and violence that’s also roiling neighbors Ecuador and Colombia.

Thousands of people have disappeared in Latin America during decades-long conflicts. Many have never been found, presumed to be the victims of dictatorships, insurgencies or organized crime. The most well-known of these mass disappearances occurred in Argentina and Chile during their military dictatorships.

A journalist who reported on Peru's extortion epidemic was shot dead on Monday and two people were injured in a separate bomb attack on a prosecutor's office that also investigates racketeering, authorities  said.

Peru declared a state of emergency on Monday, following the detonation of explosives attacking the Public Ministry of Trujillo. Monday's incident marks the second attack in Trujillo this year.