Peru Government Reports Shining Path Captives Rescued

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian security forces rescued 54 adults and children, mostly members of the Ashaninka indigenous group, being held captive by Shining Path rebels in a remote jungle region, an official said Saturday. Anti-terrorism police chief Gen. Jose Baella said that some of the adults were kidnapped between 20 and 30 years ago from Puerto Ocopa and nearby towns back when the rebel movement was still strong. Baella said the women were used to produce child soldiers for the guerrillas and grow crops for them.

 

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