PCP-SL ambush at Rondos Bridge
Shining Path ambush kills 13 soldiers; military retaliation leaves 20 dead, mostly peasants
In an ambush on a military patrol at the Rondos bridge, 13 soldiers were killed, generating a brutal response in which 20 presumed Shining Path members lost their lives, although according to family members, most of them were peasants who were not part of the subversion.
Source:
Informe CVR, página 1656
Location:
Puente Rondos, valle del Monzón, provincia de Huamalíes, departamento de Huánuco, Perú
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