Attack on Pozuzo police post

The MRTA attacked the Pozuzo police post in July 1988, killing four policemen. This attack was part of the operations of an MRTA column operating in the Palcazu area.

In July 1988, the MRTA attacked the Pozuzo police post, resulting in the murder of four policemen. This attack was part of MRTA operations in the Palcazu area, where an initially small column of approximately ten well-armed and uniformed militants had set up on the left bank of the Palcazu River in mid-1988, near Ciudad Constitucion. The attack on the police post was characteristic of MRTA's strategy in the region during this period.

Source: Informe CVR
Location: Pozuzo, Pasco, Perú