Attack on Tambo police post
PCP-SL attack on Tambo police post leaves one policeman and civilians dead
Ferocious attack by the PCP-SL on the Tambo police post on the night of Sunday, October 11, the day of the fair. Twenty armed subversives attacked the post for 15 minutes and lethally wounded guard Jorge Vivanco Vizcarra, a native of Tambo. Two policemen were wounded. Civilians were also killed: Elena Vivanco lost her husband Jesús Torres and her one-year-old son. The magnitude of the attack shocked public opinion and prompted President Belaunde to declare a state of emergency in Ayacucho for the first time on October 12.