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Rebel attack kills three police officers in Ayacucho

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Jobana Soto

In Ayacucho, three police officers were killed and another wounded in an area where guerilla groups and cocaine traffickers are highly concentrated in southern Peru.

The attack, suspected of being carried out by Maoist Shining Path members, took place around 360 miles southeast of Lima. Attackers ambushed a police car and opened fire late Saturday killing the three officers.

"A plane has been sent to pick up the coffins and make sure the necessary procedures are carried out," Interior Minister Remigio Hernani said to local radio station RPP.

The Ayacucho region is considered the birthplace of Shining Path, where university professor Abimael Guzmán founded the group. Its rise to power peaked in the 80s and early 90s but dwindled after the capture of leading figure Guzmán.

To prevent similar attacks during the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit this week in Lima, the Peruvian government has hired 10 thousand police officers on duty.

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# CapitanDan says :
17 November, 2008 [ 19:21 ]

My Heartfelt Condolences to the Officer's families and fellow officers. May their supreme sacrifice not go in vane and these terrorists be brought to justice quickly...Chau

# MIGUEL MARTINEZ says :
18 November, 2008 [ 01:16 ]

I guess,it's time to take a good measures againts those stir up people,the ones to try wash poor uneducated people and telling untrue propaganda,I want to tell everybody read this now,see how all latin americans are doing now,all are facing many economical problems,but not PERÚ,and I can't understand why those unhappy crooks are destroying the country given a bad image to the rest of the world.PERÚ now are in better shape than any other latin economy.

PLEASE BEFORE ACTING MAKE YOU OWN INVESTIGATION,SEARCHINGS THAN ACT.

AND YOU THE ONES STIR STOP THIS AND SEE YOURSELF AT THE MIRROW AND SEE IF YOU ARE PERFECT I BET NOT.

GOD BLESS MY PERUVIAN FELLOWS.

NO DESTRUYAN EL PERÚ Y NO SE CREAN DE LOS QUE NO QUIEREN EL PERÚ.

# SA says :
18 November, 2008 [ 08:35 ]

I would not be surprised if Humalla was behind it.

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