Peru s Shining Path rebel group kills 16 ahead of presidential elections, says military
By Jimena De la Quintana and Claudia Rebaza, CNN
Updated 6:07 PM ET, Tue May 25, 2021 (CNN)Peruvian authorities say members of the Shining Path rebel group have killed 16 people, including two children, in a poverty-stricken, coca-growing region southeast of the capital, Lima.
According to a statement released by Peru s Armed Forces on Monday, the group carried out the killings in a region known as VRAEM (Valle de los Rios Apurimac, Ene y Mantaro) on the night of May 23, burning some of the victim s bodies. This type of action [massacre] is called by the terrorist organization as social cleansing and was carried out with firearms, the military statement said.
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According to Esparch, aircraft owned by the Air Force, Army, Navy, and National Police are being used for these flights. They will be more likely to continue working and feel safe along with their families, she said.
After the arrival of the second shipment of vaccines from China s Sinopharm scheduled for this weekend new trips to regions will be scheduled, she added.
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