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Ambassador's residence in 1986, bombed the Lima In the countryside, the situation is likely to be nearly headquarters of Citibank and Texaco, and hit other as dangerous as in Lima because of the widespread targets that the group associates with “Yanqui SL insurgency. Additional security has been providec(b)(3) imperialism," including several Kentucky Fried for the tourist train to Machupicchu that was (b)(1) Chicken franchises in 1985 and a Sears Roebuck bombed earlier this year, but the store. In late December 1986 the MRTA went on a

continues to be concerned about safety on the bombing rampage over three days, attacking seven line because of the extreme difficulty of protecting the US-affiliated facilities, including the United States track. US citizens visiting Peru also would be Information Agency building. The Tupac Amaru also particularly advised to avoid travel in the areas regards Japan as a principal “imperialist” power and designated by the Peruvian Government as emergency we believe it is responsible for a majority of the zones because of insurgent activities and narcotics attacks on Japanese business interests in Lin(b)(3) related violence. SL cadres move (b)(3)nd operate at

will in these areas. The Threat to Americans

(b)(3) Despite the increasing number of attacks against US facilities, to our knowledge no US citizen has been the object of a deliberate personal attack by terrorists and, aside from the US Ambassador's home, no other American residence has been targeted. To help combat the growing urban terrorism, the Peruvian Government has maintained a state of emergency and a curfew in the Lima metropolitan area since early February 1986, and police and military personnel armed with shoulder-fired weapons routinely patrol the streets.

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Nonetheless, Peruvian authorities admit their inability to provide full protection to diplomatic missions, and we believe it is increasingly likely that American citizens in Lima will be either deliberately targeted by terrorists or injured incidentally in an attack. According to the US Embassy, some 9,000 Americans reside in Lima, including approximately 400 US Government personnel and their dependents. Moreover, an estimated 200 to 250 American tourists are likely to be visiting Lima on any day of the year. Both terrorist groups are now actively targeting sites in neighborhoods where Americans live and places where tourists congregate, such as hotels and restaurants. The popular Plaza de Armas, for example, upon which the National Palace and other important governmental and historical buildings face, has been the site of repeated car bombings.[(b)(3)

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