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Japanese embassy hostage crisis

Japanese embassy hostage crisis

Attack
The Japanese embassy hostage crisis began on 17 December 1996 in Lima, Peru, when 14 terrorist members of the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement took hostage hundreds of high-level diplomats, government and military officials and business... Wikipedia
Dates: Dec 17, 1996 – Apr 22, 1997
Deaths: 17 (1 hostage, 2 soldiers, 14 MRTA militants)
Target: Japanese embassy residence in Peru
Location: Lima and San Isidro