PCP-SL mutiny in El Frontón, Lurigancho and Santa Mónica prisons

PCP-SL militants rioted in three prisons: El Frontón, Lurigancho and Santa Mónica, taking advantage of the media coverage of the Socialist International congress taking place in Lima. Garcia's government commissioned the Armed Forces to put an end to the riot with a death toll of 244 people. Almost immediately, pro-guerrilla commandos took over news agencies and issued a communiqué condemning these events.