From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
Subject: PERU: NEW GUERRILLA OFFENSIVE LEAVES 13 DEAD
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Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 09:25:07 GMT

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Subject: PERU: NEW GUERRILLA OFFENSIVE LEAVE

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Title: PERU: NEW GUERRILLA OFFENSIVE LEAVES 13 DEAD AND OVER 100 WOUNDED

lima, jul 17 (ips) -- the  'sendero luminoso' guerrilla group has
renewed its offensive in lima, leaving 13 people dead and 100
wounded in nine separate actions, including a car bomb attack.

the car bomb, containing 150 kilogrammes of dynamite, was
detonated on thursday night, just 40 minutes before the vehicular
curfew went into effect.

the explosion destroyed three apartment buildings and several
businesses in the miraflores district.

the car bombing was preceded by seven attacks with automatic
arms and rockets against police barracks and businesses in
various parts of this capital city.

fourteen people, mainly policemen and area residents, were
wounded in an attack against the police station of the city's el
salvador district, which occured at 05:40 (local time) on friday
morning, just 40 minutes after the curfew was lifted.

the attack also damaged the building, which was still being
rebuilt from a may bombing attack.

the car bomb detonated in the miraflores district on thursday
was the first such attack since the jun. 5 car bombing of tv
station 'channel 2', which killed four civilians.

the attack against channel 2 was the twelfth car bombing
action by the guerrilla group, which usually chooses police and
army installations as targets.

the government imposed the partial curfew in may, when sendero
luminoso initiated a new wave of attacks. the curfew prohibits
all unauthorised vehicular traffic between 22:00 and 05:00.

sendero luminoso began its civil war against the peruvian
government in 1980.  originally based in the countryside, the
guerrilla group has been operating increasingly in lima during
the past two years. so far, the war has cost some 26,000 lives.

nevertheless, peru's anti-insurgency police have made
important gains, including the recent capture of a logistical
base in central lima used for propaganda and the training of new
recruits.

documents seized at the base stated that the attack against
channel 2 was the culmination of a military phase entitled
''towards strategic equilibrium.'' (more/ips)
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peru: attacks (2)

the document also outlined sendero luminoso plans to launch
another major offensive during peru's independence day
celebrations on jul. 28 and 29.  the current series of attacks
appears to be the start of this offensive.
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