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Left Wing Terrorism in Chile (view source)
Revision as of 00:35, June 14, 2017
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On 11 September 1987, leftists destroy a police vehicle in a bomb attack in Santiago, killing two carabiniers.
On 11 September 1987, leftists destroy a police vehicle in a bomb attack in Santiago, killing two carabiniers.
During 1987, according to the Chilean Catholic Church, there were 51 Chileans killed in violent confrontations. Of these, seven victims were security personnel and five were civilians caught in bomb explosions The remaining 38 were killed by police agents and military forces.<ref>."Chile: Human Rights and the Plebiscite, Stephen A. Rickard, Cynthia G. Brown, Alfred C. Stepan, p. 65, Human Rights Watch, 1988</ref>
During 1987, according to the Chilean Catholic Church, there were 51 Chileans killed in violent confrontations. Of these, seven victims were security personnel and five were civilians caught in bomb explosions The remaining 38 were killed by police agents and military forces.<ref>.Chile: Human Rights and the Plebiscite, Stephen A. Rickard, Cynthia G. Brown, Alfred C. Stepan, p. 65, Human Rights Watch, 1988</ref>
From 1983 to 1986, the main Chilean bomb squad reportedly deactivated 2,083 bombs planted by leftists in the major cities.
From 1983 to 1986, the main Chilean bomb squad reportedly deactivated 2,083 bombs planted by leftists in the major cities.
On January 26, 1988, MIR guerrillas plant six TNT charges in a house in La Cisterna, killing 42-year-old Major Julio Eladio Benimeli Ruz, commander of the carabiniers Special Operations Group.
On January 26, 1988, MIR guerrillas plant six TNT charges in a house in La Cisterna, killing 42-year-old Major Julio Eladio Benimeli Ruz, commander of the carabiniers Special Operations Group.
According to [[Human Rights Watch]], another five carabineros were killed in April and May 1988.<ref>"In 1988, through March, the Vicaría registered nine deaths, including that of carabinero major for which a faction of the Revolutionary Left Movement, MIR, took credit. According to press reports, five other carabineros were killed by late May." Chile: Human Rights and the Plebiscite, Stephen A. Rickard, Cynthia G. Brown, Alfred C. Stepan, p. 65, Human Rights Watch, 1988</ref>
In June 1988, MIR guerrillas conduct a series of bombings in Santiago, damaging several banks. That month, FPMR guerrillas kill 43-year-old Lieutenant-Colonel Miguel Eduardo Rojas Lobos of the Chilean Army, after he had parked his car in the Santiago suburb of San Joaquín.
In June 1988, MIR guerrillas conduct a series of bombings in Santiago, damaging several banks. That month, FPMR guerrillas kill 43-year-old Lieutenant-Colonel Miguel Eduardo Rojas Lobos of the Chilean Army, after he had parked his car in the Santiago suburb of San Joaquín.