Death of 6 hikers in Huamansalla
On May 2, 1993, the Peruvian National Police killed six members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in a confrontation in Huamansalla, Huamachuco. This event was part of the counter-subversive offensive that progressively weakened the PCP-SL in the region.
On May 2, 1993, in the town of Huamansalla, district of Huamachuco, province of Sanchez Carrion, the Peruvian National Police killed six members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in an armed confrontation. This event occurred in the context of the counter-subversive offensive that intensified since 1992, after the capture of Abimael Guzman. The event is part of the decisive blows that the forces of law and order dealt against the Shining Path columns in the Huamachuco region, contributing to the decline of violence in the area.