Murder of miners in the Canary Islands
On July 9, 1982, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso murdered miners in Canarias, Victor Fajardo, accusing them of being informers. The mine would later serve as an important source of dynamite for the subversives.
On July 9, 1982, miners from Canarias, in the province of Victor Fajardo, were killed by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The victims were accused of being informers. The Canarias mine played an important role in the area for a long time as a supplier of dynamite for the subversives. This assassination was part of the central strategy of the PCP-SL to 'beat the countryside' by assassinating authorities and 'enemies' in general.