Tupac Amaru urges supporters to remember Lima hostage crisis

Tupac Amaru urges supporters to remember Lima hostage crisis

LIMA, Peru - Photo taken April 3 shows the site of former Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima. The Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) is calling on followers to gather in front of the site on April 22 to remember 14 cadres killed in 1997 following their seizure of the house and numerous hostages during a party to celebrate Japanese Emperor Akihito's birthday.

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