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Peru Shining Path Guerrilla Gets 30 Years
 A Shining Path guerrilla was sentenced to 30 years in prison for a 2002 car bombing that killed 10 people outside the U.S. Embassy, three days ahead of a visit by President Bush, officials said Friday. Wilbert Elqui Meza was convicted late Thursday night, court spokesman Edilberto Valenzuela told The Associated Press.The car bomb exploded March 20, 2002, in an outdoor shopping plaza across from the fortress-like U.S. Embassy in Lima. In additon to the deaths, 30 people were wounded. Bush went ahead with his visit to Peru despite the bombing. Meza was the only one of eight defendants convicted of carrying out the attack, Valenzuela said, although two women received 20-year sentences and a third women was handed a 25-year sentence for belonging to the Shining Path, Maoist-oriented rebel group. Four others were acquitted of all charges, Valenzuela added. Posted by: Fred 2005-09-03 |
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