First MRTA kidnapping
On September 26, 1987, the MRTA carried out its first kidnapping, the victim being Julio Ikeda Masukawa, manager of Avícola San Fernando. This event marked the beginning of a new tactic of the subversive group.
On September 26, 1987, the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) carried out its first kidnapping. The victim was Julio Ikeda Masukawa, who was manager of Avícola San Fernando. This event marked a change in MRTA tactics, incorporating kidnapping as a method of action. The event occurred in a context of intense subversive activity by MRTA during that year, which included taking over towns and attacks on police facilities.