Peru's Shining Path rebels kill at least 14 ahead of vote - military


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  • Tuesday, 25 May 2021

LIMA (Reuters) - Leftist Shining Path militants killed at least 14 people, including two children, in a remote region of Peru known for coca production and burned some of the bodies beyond recognition, the military said on Monday.

Pamphlets encouraging Peruvians to refrain from voting in the June 6 presidential election were found at the site of Sunday's massacre, according to a statement from the joint command of Peru's Armed Forces.

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