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1992
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A FATHER'S GRIEF
1992
TARATA STREET BOMBING
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TARATA STREET BOMBING
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VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK
1992
TARATA STREET BOMBING
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TARATA STREET BOMBING
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Detention in Miraflores and transfer to DINCOTE
A declarant was detained in the district of Miraflores on February 16, 1993 and later transferred to the premises of the DINCOTE (National Directorate against Terrorism). The acts of sexual violence and torture occurred in the DINCOTE facilities after her transfer. This case is part of the systematic pattern of …
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March for Peace in Miraflores
The March for Peace was called by the municipality of Miraflores in response to the simultaneous attacks that occurred during the trekking escalation of July 1992. The march was attended by the Minister of Economy, members of the Executive and former parliamentarians. This event took place a few days after …
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Tarata Bombing in Miraflores
On 16 July 1992, a devastating car bomb exploded on Tarata Street in the commercial center of Miraflores, Lima, Peru. The attack, orchestrated by the Shining Path (PCP-SL), resulted in the deaths of 23 people and injured over 100 others. This event was part of a broader campaign of violence …
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Car bomb attack on Tarata Street, Miraflores
The explosion of a car bomb in the center of Miraflores, on Tarata Street, left 20 dead and 132 wounded. The impact of the attack in the media spread panic and a feeling of insecurity among the public. The same day a series of attacks took place in other sectors …
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Attack on Tarata Street, Miraflores
The horrendous attack in Tarata Street, Miraflores, perpetrated by Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) took place. Gustavo Gutiérrez wrote about the horror that turns taciturn and the falsehood that wears out the language as an effect and cause of the cervical fear and radical distrust that advances unstoppable in the country. …
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Car bomb attack in Tarata Street
The explosion of a car bomb in the center of Miraflores, Tarata street, shocked the country. During the week, there were other attacks in different areas of Lima, including a call for an armed strike in the capital. All this would mean a pre-insurrectional rehearsal in Lima, according to the …
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Car bomb in Tarata Street
On July 16, 1992, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso detonated a car bomb on Tarata Street, in the heart of the residential district of Miraflores in Lima. This action was part of the Shining Path's strategy of "sounding board" and "strategic balance" that sought to demonstrate their ability to strike even in …
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Explosion in Tarata Street
On July 16, 1992, a car bomb exploded on Tarata Street in the Miraflores district of Lima. This attack occurred in a context of intensifying violence in the capital, where the subversive groups Sendero Luminoso and MRTA increased their actions by carrying out continuous attacks against public and private entities. …
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Car bomb in Tarata
Car bomb attack perpetrated on Tarata Street in the Miraflores district of Lima. This attack was part of the escalation of violence by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso during 1992, a year in which the subversive organization intensified its terrorist actions in the capital. The attack occurred a little more than a …
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Tarata Bombing and Subsequent Attacks in Lima
On July 16, 1992, a car bomb exploded on Tarata Street in the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru, killing 20 people and injuring 132. This attack was part of a series of violent actions carried out by the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) as part of their campaign to destabilize the …
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Attack on Kentucky Fried Chicken in Miraflores
On February 2, 1991, subversives carried out an explosive attack against a Kentucky Fried Chicken store located in the district of Miraflores. The attack left several people wounded. This attack was part of a series of violent actions carried out during February 1991. Among the most important attacks of that …
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Car bomb in San Martin de Miraflores barracks
In response to what happened in Molinos, a subversive commando exploded a car bomb in the San Martin barracks, located in the district of Miraflores.
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Arrest and rape in Miraflores
On October 22, 1985, approximately twenty members of the military entered the home of a declarant in the district of Miraflores. During the raid, they detained the affiant and her brother, who was a municipal agent. The military also beat the affiant's mother during the raid. This case forms part …
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Kidnapping of Virginia Pelaez Ocampo and Percy Raborg Pfenning by the MRTA
Members of the MRTA kidnapped reporter Virginia Pelaez Ocampo and cameraman Percy Raborg Pfenning of Channel 2 as they were leaving their workplace in Miraflores. The kidnappers forced them to record and broadcast a message denouncing alleged mistreatment and torture of MRTA comrades detained in Cusco. They were released the …
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Molotov bombs in Miraflores
During a night march, a mob of more than 50 people threw 20 Molotov cocktails shouting "guerrilla is the way", destroying the windows of two banks in the center of Miraflores. This attack was part of the first stage of violence in Metropolitan Lima, characterized by sabotage and attacks on …
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Blackout in Lima
On the night of November 24, 1981, about a hundred people staged a riot in the center of Miraflores, causing material damage to the branches of the Credito and Continental banks. The group exploded several Molotov cocktails shouting 'down with the government', 'the guerrilla is the way' and 'the guerrilla …
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Assault in Miraflores
On the night of November 24, 1981, about a hundred people staged a riot in the center of Miraflores, causing material damage to the branches of the Credito and Continental banks in that district. The group exploded several Molotov cocktails shouting "down with the government", "the guerrilla is the way" …
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General blackout in Lima
On the night of November 24, 1981, about a hundred people staged a riot in the center of Miraflores, causing material damage to the branches of the Credito and Continental banks. The group exploded several Molotov cocktails shouting 'down with the government', 'the guerrilla is the way' and 'the guerrilla …
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The Horizon of Memory
"The sea is a peacemaker," he comments on the coastal landscape of Barranco that he enjoys from the balcony of his apartment — similar, indeed, to that of the privileged …
Sendero Car Bombs ILD Think Tank: Continues Terrorism Wave
This cable describes recent violent acts committed by Sendero Luminoso, including the bombing of Hernando de Soto's Democracy and Liberty Institute (ILD) in the Miraflores district of Lima, killing five …
Shining Path: Conscience of the Left?
To what extent are the actions of Sendero Luminoso cornering the Peruvian left, to the point of bewildering it? What logic should be used to understand Sendero Luminoso? What are …