Ex-Police Officer Files Complaint Linking Senator to 1982 Terrorist Attack

Peru · Latin America + Caribbean region

A surviving ex-police officer of a 1982 terrorist attack in Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho, has filed a formal complaint against a senator from Juntos por el Perú. The complaint accuses the senator of being an alleged leader of the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso). The original 1982 attack resulted in the deaths of six police agents.

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