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"Chavín de Huántar: at the end of the tunnel". TV film. Part 8
"Chavín de Huántar: at the end of the tunnel". TV film. Part 7
"Chavín de Huántar: at the end of the tunnel". TV film. Part 6
"Chavín de Huántar: at the end of the tunnel". TV film. Part 5
"Chavín de Huántar: at the end of the tunnel". TV film. Part 4
"Chavín de Huántar: at the end of the tunnel". TV film. Part 3
"Chavín de Huántar: at the end of the tunnel". TV film. Part 2
"Chavín de Huántar: at the end of the tunnel". TV film. Part 1
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Seizure of the Japanese Ambassador's residence by the MRTA
Between December 17, 1996 and April 22, 1997, the MRTA took over the residence of the Japanese Ambassador, holding 72 hostages. The independent press, although critical of the Fujimori government, was visibly self-regulating in its coverage due to the magnitude of the blackmail. Coverage was intense and attracted international press. …
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Military siege of captive settlers
In May 1996, at midday, the military surrounded a group of villagers who had been held captive by the PCP-SL. The military arrived on foot and by helicopter to carry out the encirclement operation. The captive villagers were in precarious conditions, with sick people among them and food shortages. This …
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Rescue of Raul Hiraoka Torres by DINCOTE
On October 14, 1993, DINCOTE personnel executed the 'Alacrán 1' operation plan and rescued businessman Raúl Hiraoka Torres alive. First they captured Lautaro Mellado Saavedra and Luis Astorga Valdez in the afternoon in the 22nd block of Las Magnolias Street in San Isidro. At approximately 8:00 p.m., they burst into …
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Increase of Asháninkas rescued from PCP-SL
Between 1993 and 1995, the number of Asháninkas rescued from the PCP-SL grew significantly as a result of the intensification of the counter-subversive struggle. Joint operations between the Army and the ronderos in the Tambo and Ene river valleys made it possible to free thousands of Asháninkas who had been …
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Abduction of Raul Hiraoka Torres
Businessman Raul Hiraoka Torres was kidnapped by members of the MRTA on July 9, 1992 as he was leaving his home in San Isidro. He was held captive in three different properties in Lima (Santa Anita, Urbanización Aurora in Surquillo, and Calle Vesalio in San Borja) for more than a …
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Rescue of Lucero Cumpa Miranda by the MRTA
On March 11, 1991, an MRTA commando carried out one of the most impressive and violent actions in Lima to rescue Lucero Cumpa Miranda. The MRTA leader was being transferred to the Judicial Power along with Nelly Evans Risco, a member of the PCP-SL, in a truck belonging to the …
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Rescue of Lucero Cumpa
Lucero Cumpa, leader of the MRTA, was recaptured in March 1991 by members of the DINCOTE in the Lima district of Magdalena del Mar. On March 11, in one of the most impressive and violent actions carried out by an MRTA commando in Lima, Lucero Cumpa was rescued while being …
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Recapture of Lucero Cumpa
Lucero Cumpa, leader of the MRTA, was recaptured in March 1991 by members of the DINCOTE in the Lima district of Magdalena del Mar. On March 11, in one of the most impressive and violent actions carried out by an MRTA commando in Lima, Lucero Cumpa was rescued while being …
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Attack of the PCP-SL to the Ayacucho prison
On February 28, 1982, members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the facilities of the penal establishment in the city of Ayacucho to free people imprisoned for crimes linked to subversion. The attack was repelled by the forces of law and order and resulted in the death of three inmates. Two …
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Full Rehearsal
In a scale model of the Japanese ambassador's residence, built at the Barbadillo estate, elite police forces have been rehearsing for weeks a possible violent rescue of the hostages.