Peru: 3 police killed by suspected Shining Path
Suspected Shining Path rebels ambushed a police patrol in a drug-smuggling zone in southern Peru on Sunday, killing three police officers with submachine guns and injuring one, officials said. The highway police were patrolling a known drug-smuggling route in Ayacucho province when attackers opened fire on their vehicle from both sides of a highway at 2:30 a.m., according to a police statement. Full Story