In:
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 18, No. 2 ( 2003-06), p. 123-126
Abstract:
Two major domestic terrorist groups have plagued Peru over the past 20
years, the Sendero Luminoso or “Shining Path” (SL) and the Revolutionary Movement Túpac Amaru (MRTA). On 28 August 2003, the Peruvian Truth and
Reconciliation Commission reported that an estimated 69,280 persons were killed in the internal conflict in Peru from 1980 to 2000. Most of the
victims were farmers (56%), most attacks occurred in rural settings (79%), and the SL was responsible for mostof the deaths (54%). Aggressive
anti-terrorism efforts by police and military during this period, often at the expense of basic human rights, also contributed to this large burden of
terrorism on Peru. During the 1990s, terrorist attacks in Peru had spread to its urban areas. On 17 December 1996, 22 members of MRTA took over the
Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima, holding 72 hostages until the grounds were stormed by Peruvian special forces on 23 April 1997. Until recently, emergency planning and preparedness for
terrorism-related events in Peru were largely underdeveloped. In the last five years, Peru has taken two key steps towards developing a mature
emergency response system, with the establishment of the country's first emergency medicine residency training program and the construction of the
first dedicated trauma center in Lima.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1049-023X
,
1945-1938
DOI:
10.1017/S1049023X0000087X
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
2003
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2162069-6
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