Primavera massacre with 24 dead and mutilations
Massacre of 24 people in Primavera by the Army, with mutilation of ears, tongue and testicles.
On November 24, 1990, Army troops entered the town of Primavera, near Aucayacu, which had been identified as a subversive base. The raid turned into a massacre in which 24 people were killed, some of them mutilated, with their ears, tongues and testicles cut off.
Source:
Informe CVR, página 521
Location:
Primavera, cerca de Aucayacu, Huánuco, Perú
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