Confrontation in Palqa annexe
Armed confrontation in the annex of Palqa, Sacsamarca, resulting in the death of 11 peasants. The number of PCP-SL casualties is unknown.
On December 19, 1989, an armed confrontation took place in the annex of Palqa, belonging to the district of Sacsamarca. Eleven peasants died in this confrontation. The exact number of people killed by the PCP-SL in this event is unknown. This confrontation is part of a series of Shining Path incursions in the Sacsamarca area during the 1987-1989 period, which included attacks on communities that had rebelled against PCP-SL control.