Indonesian diplomat Zetro Leonardo Purba, 40, was shot and killed in Lima, Peru. Peruvian authorities are investigating the crime as a contract killing, citing a recent surge in violent crime. Surveillance footage shows the assassin shooting Purba three times before fleeing on a motorcycle. The attack occurred just five months after Purba arrived in Peru to work at the Indonesian Embassy. Peru's Interior Minister confirmed the motive appears to be assassination, not robbery. The incident highlights Peru's struggle with rising homicides and extortion, with over 6,000 homicides reported in the first eight months of the year.

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