The Japanese Embassy in Peru is brightly lit. At that time, Japanese ambassador Morihisa Aoki was holding an annual birthday party for Emperor Akihito of Japan. More than 800 senior Peruvian government officials, celebrities and diplomatic envoys from various countries were invited to attend. In the warm atmosphere, everyone did not expect that the talons of terrorist organizations had reached the embassy.
At this time, under the command of commander huerta (a pseudonym), 22 members of the terrorist organization "Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement" acted in three ways: disguised as waiters all the way, hiding a large number of weapons and ammunition in cakes, deceiving the police outside the embassy, mixing into the embassy, and lurking outside the embassy all the way, ready to meet; Take an ambulance all the way and wait for an opportunity not far from the embassy.
At 20: 30, when the receptionist in the hall was in a good state, 14 terrorists who had infiltrated the embassy attacked first. They threw smoke bombs, causing confusion. The terrorists lurking outside the embassy blasted a gap in the wall. With the diffuse smoke, they quickly rushed into the hall from the gap and fired wildly with submachine guns. Almost at the same time, several "waiters" in the hall took out their weapons from the cake like magic and attacked the police and security guards who woke up from their dreams. In the smog and chaos, terrorists cooperate with the outside world. After a brief exchange of fire with the police and security personnel in the embassy, they quickly took control of all the exits on the second floor of the embassy and took more than 540 people (out of more than 800 guests, more than 200 left early for official business) hostage.
Among the hostages are Peru's foreign minister, agriculture minister, Supreme Court judge, anti-terrorism police commander, director of the National Security Bureau and other senior officials; At that time, President Fujimori's mother, sister and brother were among them. In addition to the ambassadors of China, the United States, Mexico and other countries who left for business ten minutes in advance, the ambassadors of Germany, France, Brazil, Bolivia, Cuba, Venezuela, South Korea and other countries 18, as well as the representatives of foreign multinational companies in Peru who came to attend the reception, also became the "things in the bag" of terrorists.
After the terrorists took hostages. So he asked the Peruvian authorities to release 460 members of the Tupac Amaru revolutionary movement in custody, and claimed that if the government did not comply with his request, they would kill the hostages.
Careful preparation in confrontation
After the hostage incident, the Peruvian government immediately dispatched a large number of military and police to closely control the Japanese embassy. The street near the embassy has become a heavily guarded battle front: helicopter gunships hover at low altitude; The embassy is surrounded by a blockade composed of sandbags and iron fences; Military police wearing bulletproof vests and helmets surrounded the embassy. On the commanding heights near the embassy, Peruvian police snipers are on high alert and keep a close eye on every move in the embassy.
However, the blockade is only the beginning to solve the incident. Although resorting to force and surprise is a "quick-acting medicine" to solve the hostage crisis, it is extremely risky and may cost a lot. If we compromise with the terrorists and release the 460 terrorists in custody, the terrorists who succeed easily will be even more unscrupulous and Peruvian society will never have peace.
In order to avoid paying a heavy price, the next day (18), the Peruvian government appointed Domingo Palemo, its health minister, as the government representative to negotiate with the terrorists, but this was rejected, and the terrorists insisted that Fujimori personally come forward to negotiate.
/kloc-On the night of 0/8, with the mediation of the International Red Cross, the terrorists first released about 40 women and old people, including the wives of diplomats, including the mother and sister of President Fujimori.
2 1, on the fourth day of the hostage crisis, President Fujimori made a direct speech to the public, expressing great concern about the life safety of the hostages, saying that the government would do its utmost to strive for a peaceful solution to the hostage crisis, but categorically rejected the demands of the terrorists and solemnly demanded that the terrorists "lay down their weapons and release the hostages immediately". Because it is difficult for the Peruvian government and terrorists to reach an agreement on releasing the detained "Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement" personnel. As a result, the negotiations have been deadlocked again and again. The difficult and long confrontation between the Peruvian government and terrorist organizations continued until April 1997. During this period, the Peruvian government not only insisted on not compromising with terrorists, but also maintained considerable flexibility, constantly sending representatives to negotiate with terrorists, and exerting pressure on terrorists through the international community to force them not to kill hostages for more than four months, and also released a large number of hostages in several batches. Eventually, only 72 people were detained.
However, during more than four months of confrontation, the Peruvian government never gave up its willingness to solve the hostage crisis by force:
First of all, after the incident, Peru invested more than 900 police and special forces members to closely control the Japanese Embassy.
Second, do everything possible to master intelligence information. After learning that a terrorist had an ankle injury, the Peruvian police prepared a pair of crutches for him at his request and took the opportunity to install a delicate bug in it. The eavesdropper made a great contribution to understanding the situation in the embassy. But it didn't last long. After the terrorist's leg was injured, his crutch was discarded. Later, the Peruvian police took advantage of the opportunity of the International Red Cross to send food and medicine to the embassy, and the doctor examined the hostages, trying to put a batch of worms the size of matchsticks into the embassy. More importantly, in order to meet the special requirements of the hostage priest Julio Wicht, and to take into account the spiritual stability of the hostage priest, the terrorists agreed that the authorities would send the priest a special cross. So the Peruvian intelligence department seized this rare opportunity and installed a bug on the cross. When this special cross-shaped frame was sent to the room where the hostages were held, Luis Gianpeter, the "inside man" who was taken hostage, finally got in touch with the Peruvian intelligence agency. In addition, advanced laser bugs, infrared night vision devices, telephoto cameras and other equipment are used outside the embassy. The use of various reconnaissance means enables the Peruvian police to grasp the situation in the official residence in time and provide a basic basis for correct decision-making.
Third, strive for international support. President Fujimori set up a special agency in time to analyze and deal with the suggestions and measures put forward by the anti-terrorism agencies of various countries, and held urgent consultations with the specialized agencies of the United States, Britain, France and Israel. He also invited experts from the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National Defense Intelligence Agency to fly to Lima to advise their special forces.
Fourth, the special forces moved to the suburbs of Lima to carry out simulated training on the rescue of hostages by force. In view of the terrain and architectural characteristics of the embassy, the special forces repeatedly practiced diving, assault, shooting, treatment and other links. In order to coordinate all forces and unify rescue operations, President Fujimori ordered the Special Operations Group of Peru's National Intelligence Agency to coordinate the actions of the military police and special forces.
Fifth, since March 1997, special forces have secretly dug five tunnels leading to the embassy. This tunnel is 3 meters deep and the longest one is 80 meters long. It has lighting, air conditioning, communication equipment and enough food and water for people to lurk in it for many days.
The surprise operation has finally begun.
At 6: 30 am on April 2 1, 1997, all team members entered the tunnel and stood by.
In the afternoon 15: 00, President Fujimori received a report from "inside man" Luis Gianpeter: 1 1 The terrorists are playing football in the lobby on the first floor, and only three people are guarding the hostages on the second floor. As a result, Fujimori immediately issued a surprise action order, and more than 200 special warfare players quickly launched a raid on the embassy.
15: 27, white lights flashed in three hidden corners of the embassy hall, dining room and garden, followed by deafening explosions. The special warfare team members hidden in the tunnel suddenly emerged from three blasted tunnel explosions and launched a fierce gun battle with terrorists. At the same time, the team members who escaped from the explosion of two other tunnels in the embassy compound and those who climbed over the wall and were admitted to the hospital were divided into three ways according to the plan: all the way to reinforce quickly; Capture the commanding heights all the way and rescue the hostages all the way.
After 38 minutes of fierce fighting, the rescue operation finally succeeded. Among the 72 hostages, all the others were rescued safely, except acuna, a judge of the Supreme Court of Peru, who died of a heart attack due to his injuries. 14 all the terrorists were killed and two members were killed in the operation. The hostage crisis, which lasted for 126 days, finally ended successfully.