La Cantuta massacre
Massacre of civilians by the Peruvian military / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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La Cantuta massacre took place in Peru on 18 July 1992, during the presidency of Alberto Fujimori. Supposed members of Shining Path, including a university professor and nine students from Lima's La Cantuta University, were abducted, tortured, and killed by Grupo Colina, a military death squad. The incident occurred two days after the Shining Path's Tarata bombing, which killed over 40 people in Lima Province.
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Location | Lima, Peru |
Date | 18 July 1992; 31 years ago (1992-07-18) |
Target | Students |
Attack type | Kidnapping and murder |
Deaths | 10 |
Victims | 10 civilians |
Perpetrators | Grupo Colina |
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The massacre was one of the crimes cited in the conviction of Fujimori on 7 April 2009, for human rights abuses.[1]