Witness History: Archive 2012 - Japanese embassy hostage crisis

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In 1997, left-wing rebels held 71 people hostage for over four months in Peru.

One of the diplomats taken captive was the Bolivian ambassador to Peru.

Photo: Peruvian soldiers bring the siege to an end. AP Wire

Published on Tuesday, 17th April 2012.

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