End of hostage crisis at Japanese ambassador's residence
Military intervention that put an end to the seizure of the Japanese ambassador's residence by the MRTA, initiated on December 17, 1996. The operation left 17 dead, including the 14 emerretistas, two army officers and a member of the Supreme Court.
The hostage crisis that began on December 17, 1996, when a commando of 14 MRTA members stormed the residence of Japanese Ambassador Morihisa Aoki, ended with a military intervention. The operation resulted in 17 fatalities: Supreme Court vowel Carlos Giusti, two Army officers and the 14 emerretistas who had stormed the residence. This event marked the last major action of subversive activities recorded in Metropolitan Lima during the internal armed conflict.