Shining Path incursion in Santa Rosa (Cobriza)
A Shining Path column raided the Santa Rosa mining unit (Cobriza) in October 1986 and looted all the mine's explosive material: dynamite, percussion caps and guides.
In October 1986, a Shining Path column raided the Santa Rosa mining unit, located in Cobriza, Huancavelica. During this action, Shining Path members looted all the explosive material available in the mine, including dynamite, percussion caps and guides. This raid was part of a series of PCP-SL attacks against mining centers in the Huancavelica region during the mid-1980s. The main objective was to appropriate explosive material for their terrorist operations.