FBIS3-23219
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JPRS-TOT-94-011-L
Document Type:JPRS
Document Title:Terrorism
FOUO
15 March 1994
LATIN AMERICA
PERU
Political Violence Statistics for December 1993
94WR0115A Lima DESCO SPECIAL REPORT in Spanish Dec 93 pp 4-5
94WR0115A
Lima DESCO SPECIAL REPORT
Language: Spanish
Article Type:CSO
[DESCO Special Report No 32: "Political Violence in Peru
Today," issued by Peru's Center for Development Studies and
Promotion (DESCO)]
[Text] During the month of December, political violence
generated 58 subversive attacks causing the deaths of 34
persons. The attacks increased by 22 in comparison with the
November figure but, fortunately, the death toll declined by
eight. Of the total victims, 16 belonged to the civilian sector,
12 were presumed subversives, four were members of the Police
Forces [FFPP], and two were from the Armed Forces [FFAA].
December was marked by two commemorative dates, which were
the occasions of heightened Shining Path [SL] activity. The
first was another birthday of Abimael Guzman, followed by the
SL's promised celebration of the centennial of Mao Tse-tung's
birth. They occurred at the beginning and end of the month,
respectively.
Lima again ranked first insofar as attacks were concerned. A
total of 37 acts of political violence (64 percent) were
committed in the capital: that is, 17 more acts than in the
previous month.
A day before Abimael Guzman's birthday, the SL's caused a
minor blackout in the capital and in other zones of the country,
sabotaging part of the Mantaro interconnected system for this
purpose. In conjunction with the blackout, the subversives
detonated some explosives in at least three Lima districts.
Ranking second for attacks was the Northern regional
committee, with 10 subversive acts (17 percent). The number of
attacks rose by seven compared with the previous month's figure.
Three of these acts involved confrontations between the forces
of order and the subversive columns. Two of these clashes
occurred in the Chavin region, and the third in Sanchez Carrion
Province, in the La Libertad sierra region.
The Central regional committee ranked third, with five
attacks (9 percent): the same number of acts of political
violence as during November. Two of these incidents involved
assaults upon vehicles on highways, another was a confrontation,
the fourth was sabotage against high voltage towers, and the
last, a selective assassination.
Fourth place for attacks was tied between the Jungle and
Southern regions, each of which had two acts (3 percent). In the
Jungle the attacks declined by six, and in the South they
increased by two.
Last place for attacks was taken by the Principal region,
with one subversive act involving sabotage against electric
power facilities.
As for victims, the Lima regional committee also ranked
first, with 17 persons killed (50 percent). Two of these deaths
were selective assassinations of popular leaders: one, a member
of the Huayacan patrols, and the other, a general secretary of a
human settlement in Chorrillos.
However, the incident with the most bloodshed occurred
during
the attack on the Bank of the Nation branch in El Agustino, in
which three policemen, five civilians, and one subversive were
killed.
Ranking second for victims was the Northern regional
committee, with eight (24 percent). Five of these deaths were
Shining Path casualties in a confrontation with a police patrol
in Mariscal Luzuriaga Province. In an invasion, the subversives
assassinated a lieutenant governor as well.
The Central regional committee ranked third, with seven
victims (20 percent). Six of these deaths occurred during a
confrontation between an Army patrol and an MRTA [Tupac Amaru
Revolutionary Movement] group in La Merced. Five subversives and
one soldier were killed in the clash.
The Jungle region ranked last, with two deaths (6 percent).
One of the incidents was the subversives' assassination of the
wife of a municipal councilman from Amarilis, and the other was
the death of a member of the police at the hands of an MRTA
group.
Terrorist Attacks By Region: December 1993 (in Percent)
- Lima: 65
- Northern: 18
- Central: 9
- Jungle: 4
- Southern: 4
- Principal: 2
Victims By Region: December 1993 (in Percent)
- Lima:50
- Northern: 24
- Central: 21
- Jungle: 6
Victims and Attacks By Regions in December
Regions Victims Attacks
FFAA FFPP Civilians Subversives Total
Lima 0 3 12 2 17 37
Northern 1 0 2 5 8 10
Southern 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jungle 0 1 1 0 2 2
Principal 0 0 0 0 0 1
Central 1 0 1 5 7 5
Total 2 4 16 12 34 58