PCP-SL attacks on police posts and communities in Canas province
On January 30, 1987, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked several police posts and communities in the province of Canas, Cuzco. This attack was part of the expansion of subversive violence in the highland provinces of the department.
On January 30, 1987, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked several police posts and communities in the province of Canas, department of Cuzco. This attack was part of a series of violent actions that the subversive group carried out in the high provinces of the department during the period of expanding violence. The event was part of a broader strategy of the PCP-SL to attack state institutions and establish a presence in rural areas of the southern Andean region.