Attack on Pucará
On September 6, 1991, a Shining Path PCP column attacked the town of Pucará in Lampa, Puno, killing five policemen and burning the town hall, the premises of ENTEL Peru and several houses.
A subversive column of the Shining Path PCP attacked the town of Pucará, in the province of Lampa, department of Puno. During the attack, the subversive group killed five policemen. In addition, they burned the town hall, the premises of ENTEL Peru and several houses in the town. This attack took place in the context of an upsurge of subversive activity in Puno during 1991, especially urban annihilation commandos and actions in the countryside.