Assault of Ayacucho prison
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The Assault of Ayacucho prison was an incident in the Peruvian city of Ayacucho, also known as Huamanga, on March 2, 1982. A group of 150 armed terrorists, members of the Sendero Luminoso, or Shining Path, staged simultaneous assaults on two local police stations before staging an assault on the prison, resulting in the release of 255 inmates. After a 5-hour battle, 16 people, including two prison guards, were dead and 12 people were wounded.[1]
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Assault of Ayacucho prison 1982 | |||||||
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Part of the Internal conflict in Peru | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Military of Peru police forces, prison guards | PCP-SL guerilla fighters | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abimael Guzmán | |||||||
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300 | 150 | ||||||
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2 prison guards killed | 10 guerillas, 5 prisoners |
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