Timeline Tuesday 17 December 1996

Events on Tuesday 17 December 1996 1

• 1996 Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis Begins in Lima Tupac Amaru rebels seize hundreds of hostages at a diplomatic reception Members of the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement stormed a reception at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima, Peru, taking hundreds of hostages including diplomats and government officials. Most hostages were released over the following weeks, but dozens remained captive for months. The siege ended in April 1997 when Peruvian commandos stormed the residence.