Attack on police post in Luricocha
PCP-Sendero Luminoso attack against the Luricocha police post in March 1982, as part of their strategy to weaken police presence in rural areas of Huanta, Ayacucho.
In March 1982, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the police post in Luricocha, Huanta province. This attack was part of the Shining Path strategy of attacking police posts in rural areas to weaken the presence of the State. The event is framed in the initial period of political violence in Ayacucho, when the PCP-SL deployed actions against local authorities and law enforcement. This attack is mentioned in the chronology of the CVR report as part of the significant events of 1982 in the region.