Assault on Huamanga CRAS and rescue of hikers prisoners

Shining Path command assaulted the Huamanga CRAS and rescued its prisoners, managing to escape without an adequate response from the police forces. The assault on the Huamanga prison forced different observers to consider the PCP-SL as a major threat. Hours after the attack, a group of members of the Republican Guard entered the Huamanga hospital and in retaliation executed three wounded hikers in police custody.