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Peruvian radio journalist Julio César Castillo was shot to death in Virú on the country's northwest coast when four unidentified men burst into the restaurant where he was lunching.

Castillo, host of the news programme Noticiero Ollantay, had received death threats since March following his reports of alleged corruption by local officials.

Investigators said that Castillo's mobile phone contained a message threatening other journalists with death.

He was the first Peruvian journalist killed in the line of duty since 2007.

Sources: AP/IPI