| La Cantuta massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lima, Peru |
| Date | 18 July 1992 |
| Target | Students |
Attack type | Kidnapping and murder |
| Deaths | 10 |
| Victims | 10 civilians |
| Perpetrators | Grupo Colina |
La Cantuta massacre took place in Peru on 18 July 1992, during the presidency of Alberto Fujimori. Supposed members of Shining Path, including a university professor and nine students from Lima's La Cantuta University, were abducted, tortured, and killed by Grupo Colina, a military death squad. The incident occurred two days after the Shining Path's Tarata bombing, which killed over 40 people in Lima Province.
The massacre was one of the crimes cited in the conviction of Fujimori on 7 April 2009, for human rights abuses.[1]