US government sanctions Peruvian rebels for terrorism
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The U.S. government has named three leaders of Peru's Shining Path guerrilla movement to its list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists.
The State Department said in a statement Tuesday that Tarcela Loya Vilchez and Victor and Jorge Quispe Palomino were "determined to have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security" of Americans or U.S. interests. The Treasury Department also announced its own designation.
The Palomino brothers lead Shining Path, a Maoist rebel group that has declared the U.S. a primary enemy and ultimately wants to overthrow the government of Peru. Vilchez leads the group's military and ideological training of children.
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Last year, the U.S. government designated the group and the Palomino brothers as narcotics traffickers.