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| Santa massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | Santa Province, Peru |
| Date | 2 May 1992 (1992-05-02) |
Attack type | Massacre.false flag |
| Deaths | 9 |
| Victims | Civilians |
| Perpetrators | Grupo Colina |
TheSanta Massacre was amassacre of ninecampesinos carried out byGrupo Colina in theSanta Province of theAncash Region ofPeru. The massacre occurred on May 2, 1992.
Carlos Alberto Barrientos Velásquez, Roberto Barrientos Velásquez, Denis Atilio Castillo Chávez, Federico Coquis Velásquez, Gilmer Ramiro León Velásquez, Pedro Pablo López Gonzáles, Jesús Manfredo Noriega Ríos, Carlos Martín Tarazona More, and Jorge Luis Tarazona More all died in the massacre.
After carrying out the massacre, members of Grupo Colina, adeath squad operating out of theArmy of Peru, painted pro-Shining Path graffiti as afalse flag operation. All of the members of Grupo Colina have since been jailed.
The victims of the massacre were finally exhumed and identified in August 2011[1] and reburied in late November of the same year[2] with thePeruvian government formally apologizing to the relatives of the victims in name of the state.[3]
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