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American activist turns self in to Peru police

The Columbian
Published: August 18, 2010, 12:00am

LIMA, Peru (AP) — An American activist convicted of aiding leftist rebels has turned herself in to police after a court ordered her arrest and struck down a decision granting her parole.

Lori Berenson’s husband and lawyer, Anibal Apari, said she had turned herself in to police on Wednesday after the decision by a criminal appeals court was announced.

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