Zetro Leonardo Purba was shot three times as he arrived at his apartment building on his bicycle

An Indonesian diplomat was shot dead in Peru’s capital as he arrived on a bicycle to his apartment building, police said on Tuesday, in what local authorities called an “assassination”.

Zetro Leonardo Purba, 40, who was attached to the Indonesian embassy in Lima, was shot three times on Monday night.

Authorities said Purba was taken to a hospital but was later declared dead. Officials did not immediately provide a motive for the shooting.

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