Latinnews Daily - 3 October 2003

PERU: Government wants 'battalion' to fight Sendero

Andean 12 July 2010 Modified: 03 October 2003 261 views

The government is getting increasingly desperate in its efforts to combat the leftist guerrilla group Sendero Luminoso. It is considering dusting off an old plan to form a battalion of troops to fight Sendero, Interior Minister Fernando Rospigliosi announced, adding that support from the US would be welcome.

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