Updated Wednesday, November 4, 2009 10:10 am TWN, AP

Gunmen kill 3 in Peruvian Chinese-owned mine camp

LIMA, Peru -- Up to 20 armed men attacked a Chinese-owned mining camp in northern Peru, killing the Peruvian administrator and two security guards and burning down the controversial facility, the company said Monday.

The attack began when the men, armed with pistols and rifles, burst into the copper exploration project Sunday morning, killing two security guards and setting fire to the camp, said General Manager Wu Jian of Rio Blanco Copper, which is a subsidiary of Zijin Mining Group Co.

The administrator was initially listed as missing, but his body was found later, Wu told Canal N television. Another security guard listed as missing was found alive.

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