Murder of 6 hikers in Tantar
Soldiers from the Concepción military base killed 6 people identified as Shining Path in Tantar, Vilcashuamán, in June 1984. The event was part of the military operations against the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the region.
In June 1984, soldiers from the Concepción military base killed six people identified as Shining Path guerrillas in the town of Tantar, Vilcashuamán district. This event occurred in the context of the military counteroffensive initiated in 1983 against the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the region. The Vilcashuamán military base had been installed in 1983 as part of the Peruvian Army's counter-subversive strategy. These types of military operations against suspected Shining Path members were frequent during 1984 in the provinces of Vilcashuamán and surrounding areas.