Date: Sat, 17 May 1997 22:10:48 -0400
Subject: M-NEWS: The masses are the real heroes in the Peruvian revolution


Report source La Republica - May 17, 1997

FASCISM VAINLY TRIES TO PREVENT THE REVOLUTIONARY ACTIONS OF THE PEOPLE

84 arrested in raking-up operation against suspect guerillas

The evident rebirth of Shining Path has forced the Army and the National
Police to join forces in order to carry out raking-up operations to ferret
out subversives who, according to intelligence reports, would have
infiltrated Lima from the Huallaga region.

The combined units of army and police decended by surprise on the township
of San Juan de Lurigancho arresting 84 suspects who were taken to the
Anti-terrorist police headquarters.

This operation took place a few hours after the explosion of the car bomb
that destroyed several public installations in the Vitarte district (Lima),
among which the Police District headquarters, the Town Hall and two other
government buildings.  The action was claimed by the PCP by means of
leafletings.

Around 1,200 soldiers and anti-terrorist policemen came from several points
into Montenegro urban township, a sector considered as one of the most
important bases of Shining Path in the eastern side of Lima.

The Commandant in Chief of the operation which began at 6 a.m., was Colonel
Paulo Da Silva of the 18th Armoured Division.

In their house to house searches police and soldiers arrested 84 suspects.
Among those arrested was Eradio Benites Delgado (37) who was found to have
in his power 34 22.bullets.  Also among the arrested were Edie Nieto
Rodr=EDguez (37) and his companion Elizabeth Ospina Sotelo. They also had 6
cartridges 32. and two radio receivers.

Another of the arrested was Oswaldo B=E1ez Sosa (22), who had in his
possession a 38. gun with a complement of five bullets.

Anti-terrorist police sources said yesterday that these "raking-up"
operations will be conducted permanently in the poor shantytowns zones of
Lima and also within the urban centre..

Meanwhile élite units of police and army have intensified operations along
the central highway - from Yerbateros all the way to Chosica (around 40
kilometers) - since there are indications that rebel units are operating in
the area.

"Lack of care and overconfidence was taken advantage of by Shining Path in
order to carry out their attack on Vitarte.  This time we are ready to stop
actions of that kind taking place" said a trooper with an anti-terrorist
police unit.

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Long Live the 17th Anniversary of the People's War in Peru!
Long Live Red May!

Adolfo