Shining Path Kills 14 Mayors in a 10-Day Period
Sendero Luminoso has assassinated 14 mayors or mayoral candidates in the last 10 days. Since May 1987, 44 have resigned, most of them in 1989. Peruvians are beginning to wonder whether the November municipal elections can be held in the interior of the emergency zones. The military offensive against Sendero has failed and the terrorists are on the attack again. The report also analyzes the possible effects of this violence and notes that these actions have given Sendero a major psychological advantage in its war against the government.