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Peru
Bombing: Sebastian Brett speaks with Sarah Williams
22
Mar 2002 12:26 UTC
 
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| Policeman at scene of car bomb explosion in front of U.S. embassy in
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Wednesday, a car bomb went off near the U-S Embassy in Lima, Peru, killing at
least nine people. The bombing occured as President Bush is scheduled to arrive
in the South American nation on Saturday. Mr. Bush said he is determined to
visit Lima despite the attack. No claim of responsibility has been issued, but
authorities suspect leftist rebels. The violence was reminiscent of attacks
carried out by the Shining Path guerrillas, which terrorized the country during
the early 1990's. Sebastian Brett, a senior researcher with Human Rights Watch
who is based in the Andean region, tells News Now's Sarah Williams that former
President Alberto Fujimori was successful in cracking down on the Shining Path
but at a great cost to the country's democracy.
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