Japanese Ambassador

Timeline Events 2

1. Nov. 1, 1996

   Seizure of the Japanese ambassador's residence by MRTA

   In December 1996, the MRTA took over the Japanese ambassador's residence, holding 490 people hostage. Juan Julio Wicht, S.J. Monsignor Juan Luis Cipriani intervened in the negotiations as president of the Commission of Guarantors. On April 23, 1997, the bloody seizure of the residence by government forces took place. Cipriani …

   Lima, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 1053-1054

   #mrta #secuestros #rehenes #embajador-japonés #lima #cipriani #mediación
2. Dec. 17, 1996

   Seizure of the Japanese Ambassador's residence

   The National Directorate of the MRTA made the decision to execute a commando-type military action in the city of Lima with the objective of freeing its militants. A little more than a dozen members of the MRTA special forces, operating in the central jungle, were intensively trained for several months …

   Lima, Perú Informe CVR (página no especificada en el fragmento)

   #mrta #lima #toma-de-rehenes #embajada-japonesa #operativo-militar #selva-central

Photos, Videos & Documents 1

1997

The Growing Cost

GLÜSING, Jens