Peruvian prison massacres
| Peruvian prison massacres | |
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Ex prison El Frontón | |
| Location | Lima (Lurigancho and Santa Bárbara prison in San Juan de Lurigancho) and Callao (El Frontón prison), Peru |
| Date | June 18, 1986–June 19, 1986 |
| Target | prisoners including Bolivians who were collaborators of the Shining Path |
Attack type | Massacres, mass executions |
| Deaths | 224–300 executed |
| Perpetrators | Peruvian Army Peruvian Navy Peruvian Republican Guard Grupo Colina |
| Motive | Anticommunism Antiterrorism Anti-Bolivian sentiment |
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The Peruvian prison massacres occurred on June 18–19, 1986, after a series of riots in the Lurigancho, Santa Bárbara, and El Frontón prisons in Lima and Callao. The military repression of these riots resulted in at least 224 to 300 deaths.