Grief-stricken relatives during the funeral of the four officers who died in Aucayacu

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Grief-stricken relatives during the funeral of the four officers who died in Aucayacu

Bereaved relatives during the funeral of the four police officers who died in Aucayacu, Huánuco, on July 6, 1984, during a Sendero attack. That year Sendero Luminoso seized the city on two occasions and murdered residents and authorities. The State was forced to declare the Alto Huallaga zone in a "state of emergency."

Author
GAMARRA, Antonieta
Date
1984
Location
Banco de Imágenes de la Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación
Source
Diario La República
Reference ID
336

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