Attack on Uchiza police post
On May 31, 1987, a detachment of 200 PCP-Sendero Luminoso subversives attacked the Uchiza police post, leaving six policemen dead. This was the second attempt to take the town after a failed attack in 1986.
On May 31, 1987, a detachment of approximately 200 PCP-Sendero Luminoso subversives attacked the Uchiza police post. The attack resulted in the death of six policemen. This was the second attempt to take the town of Uchiza, after a first failed attack in August 1986 when the population confronted the PCP-SL forcing them to retreat. The attack was part of a series of actions by the PCP-SL in the Huallaga basin to expel police forces and establish territorial control in the coca-growing area.