Massacre of twelve youths who refused to join the PCP-SL
Shining Path murdered twelve young men who refused to be recruited at Easter 1986.
On December 24, 1986, known as the Bloody Easter, twelve young men were murdered for refusing to join the People's Guerrilla Army. The Shining Path leaders demanded a new quota of twelve boys between 10 and 13 years of age. The parents objected and the boys refused. Suddenly the discussion ended with several shots that left eight boys dead on the ground. The subversives took six of the surviving boys by force.