Twenty-five years have passed since the resolution of the case where an armed group of left-wing guerrillas occupied the Japanese ambassador's residence in Peru, South America, and took hostages, and a commemorative ceremony was held in the capital Lima.
In Lima, the capital of Peru, in December 1996, an armed group of left-wing guerrillas occupied the residence of the Japanese ambassador, where the emperor's birthday celebration party was held, and took hostages from government officials and expatriates of Japanese companies. I stood up.
Approximately four months later, on April 22, the following year, the army rushed in at the direction of President Fujimori at the time and the case was resolved, but one Peruvian out of 72 hostages and two soldiers rushed in. He died and all members of the armed group were killed.
On the 22nd, 25 years after the case was resolved, about 400 people attended and commemorated the bereaved families of the victims and the members of the special forces who participated in the rescue operation at the military facility in the capital Lima. The ceremony was held.
After the participants silently prayed to the victims, President Castillo said, "I would like to congratulate our country for being saved from violence that should never be repeated." In addition to responding to terrorism, a hotbed of terrorism. He expressed his intention to focus on dealing with the problems of inequality and poverty.
Edson Clemente, a former member of the special forces who attended the ceremony, said, "If anyone tries to harm the country, we all have a duty to protect the country. Terrorism is one of the tragedy that must be overcome. That's it. "