Original sentence: At the same time he armed rural Peruvians to form the so called rondas campesinas ("peasant patrols") to which were attributed part of the success of the fight against terrorism.However, the success of the operation was tainted by subsequent revelations that at least one and quite possibly eight of the rebels had been summararily executed by the commandos after surrendering.On April 22 1997, a team of Peruvian military commandos stormed the building to free the hostages.On December 17 1996, in one of the last major episodes of terrorism, Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA) terrorist seized the residence of the Japanese ambassador in Lima during a party, taking hostage some 800 diplomats, government officials, and other dignitaries.One hostage, Supreme Court Judge Carlos Ernesto Giusti, died during the operation.The government rejected the terrorists' demand to release imprisoned MRTA members, and prepared in secret an elaborate plan to storm the residence, while gaining time by negotiating with the terrorists.Two commandos and all fourteen of the rebels died in the raid
Edited sentence: At the same time he armed rural Peruvians to form the groups known as rondas campesinas ("peasant patrols"), to which  part of the success of the fight against terrorism was attributed.However, the success of the operation was tainted by subsequent revelations that at least three and possibly eight of the rebels had been summararily executed by the commandos after surrendering.In the aftermath, images of Fujimori next to the bodies of the dead rebels were shown on television, and the outcome was used to bolster his image as being tough on terrorism.On April 22 1997, a team of Peruvian military commandos raided the building to free the hostages.On December 17 1996, in one of the last major episodes of terrorism, Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA) militants seized the residence of the Japanese ambassador in Lima during a party, taking hostage some 400 diplomats, government officials, and other dignitaries.The government rejected the terrorists' demand to release imprisoned MRTA members and prepared in secret an elaborate plan to storm the residence, while gaining time by negotiating with the hostage-takers.Two commandos, one hostage, and all fourteen of the rebels died in the assault