The Local
The Peruvian government Thursday ruled out negotiating with a leftist guerrilla group demanding a $10 million dollar ransom for 36 workers kidnapped from a Swedish construction firm. Peru has deployed 1,500 troops to cordon off a remote area where...
Sydney Morning Herald
Story continues below Killed in the attack was Captain Nancy Flores, the co-pilot of the helicopter, while gunner Luis Guerrero and a civilian acting as a guide, Elver Huaman, were wounded, according to media accounts. The chopper was attacked as it...
The independent
Suggested Topics Less than a week after President Ollanta Humala declared Peru's Shining Path rebel group "totally defeated", the terrorist group has reportedly demanded a $10m (£6.3m) ransom for the return of around 40 gas workers kidnapped in the...
San Diego Union-Tribune
Peru Peru's government has sent a force of 1,500 soldiers and police to search for rebels who are holding dozens of construction workers hostage. President Ollanta Humala says the force aims to rescue the abducted workers. Local officials have said...