FBIS3-23219 "jptot011__l94035"
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