Attacks on Guardia Civil posts in Orurillo and Umachiri
On August 18, 1982, members of the PCP-SL simultaneously attacked the Civil Guard posts of Orurillo and Umachiri, in the province of Melgar, department of Puno. The confrontations lasted for five hours. As a result of these attacks, seven policemen were killed. After the attack, the Minister of the Interior, …