MRTA raid in Soritor

MRTA raided in Soritor, 2 policemen died and weapons captured

An armed column of the MRTA entered the town of Soritor. There were 12 policemen in the police post, of which a captain and 6 policemen fled to Moyobamba, while the other 6 resisted for two hours of confrontation. Then they surrendered after suffering the death of 2 of them. The MRTA rally was short, because the Moyobamba police were alerted and came to support them. The subversives took machine guns and small arms before retreating to the Sisa valley.

Source: Informe CVR, página 1676
Location: Soritor, provincia de Rioja, departamento de San Martín, Perú