The Clash Is with the MRTA but the Ghost Is Shining Path
Faced with threats by the Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Amaru (MRTA) to execute the 490 hostages it holds at the Japanese embassy, the Peruvian government is torn between negotiation and an attempted rescue. Sendero Luminoso aspires to free its historic leader, Abimael Guzmán, despite the fact that he publicly surrendered in 1993, a year after his capture by intelligence services, and on several occasions his desire to take hostages to exchange for his leader has come to light.