The World - News from July 5, 1985
In a security move designed to prevent guerrilla attacks during Peru’s presidential inauguration, police arrested 4,000 people and confiscated three cars loaded with explosives, which they believe were intended for use by the leftist urban guerrilla group Tupac Amaru, named for an Inca revolutionary. A police spokesman said the raids were part of citywide sweeps that will be staged nightly until the inauguration of President-elect Alan Garcia on July 28.
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