Murder of Franciscan priests Michel Tomaszek and Zbigniew Strzalkowski
A group of Shining Path guerrillas assassinated two Polish Franciscan priests, Michel Tomaszek and Zbigniew Strzalkowski, in Pariacoto, Ancash. Shining Path claimed these murders as a blow to the old order, accusing the priests of being agents of imperialism in disguise. The priests worked in development projects with peasant communities. …