Attack on Vilcashuaman police station
On August 22, 1982, the PCP-SL attacked the Vilcashuaman police post, killing four policemen. This attack marked the peak of the abandonment of police posts in the Ayacucho region.
On August 22, 1982, the PCP-SL attacked the Vilcashuaman police post, killing four policemen. This attack represented the high point of the panorama of abandonment of police posts in the region. The event was part of the PCP-SL's successful strategy between 1980 and 1982 that combined threats, assassinations, sabotage actions and attacks on police posts, forcing the police to withdraw from rural areas. Police posts in the region were weak and deficient, mostly composed of six members.