Peru

[Schneemann]

Peru's military blames Shining Path for deadly attack

(CNN) -- Maoist insurgents killed a dozen soldiers and at least seven civilians during an ambush in southeastern Peru, the military said Friday.

The military blamed "narco-terrorists" of the Shining Path for the attack Thursday night in Tayacaja province as the soldiers were returning by truck to their counterterrorism base in Cochabamba Grande. The region is where most of the country's coca leaf and cocaine are produced.

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Schneemann.