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Military arsenal seized by the MRTA
Military arsenal seized by the MRTA during the takeover of jungle towns in the department of San Martín in November 1987. A column of approximately seventy MRTA members swept through the towns of Juanjuí (November 6), San José de Sisa (November 7), Shatoja (November 8), San Martín de Alao (November 9), Requena, Constanza, Sinami, Incaico Chasnahuasi, and Hatunruna, in San Martín. The subversive group's entry into these towns was recorded by Lima television cameras.