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Peruvian rebels agree to lay down arms

ATTACKED Veterans who once fought Shining Path Maoist groups revolted and stormed a police station, then agreed to give up their weapons to save their lives

AFP , LIMA

The rebels belong to the "Etnocacerista Movement," a reference to Andres Avelino Caceres, a hero of the 1879-1883 War of the Pacific who led a campaign of resistance against the Chilean occupation.

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