Attack on La Oroya police post
On November 7, 1989, the Shining Path PCP attacked the La Oroya police post, leaving three policemen wounded. This attack was part of the multiplication of sabotage and armed propaganda actions during the second half of 1989.
On November 7, 1989, the La Oroya police post was attacked by the Shining Path PCP. As a result of the attack, three policemen were wounded. This attack was part of a series of sabotage and armed propaganda actions that multiplied during the second half of 1989 in the central region of the country. The attack on La Oroya took place in the context of an intensification of subversive actions in the area, which also included destructive attacks on installations and locomotives of the mining company Centromin Peru.