Zona Rosa attack C.1985.
The Zona Rosa attack was a
guerrilla attack that took place in the Zona Rosa restaurant area of
San Salvador
San Salvador (; ) is the capital and the largest city of El Salvador and its eponymous department. It is the country's political, cultural, educational and financial center. The Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, which comprises the capital i ...
, El Salvador at approximately 21:30 on June 19, 1985, during the
Salvadoran Civil War
The Salvadoran Civil War ( es, guerra civil de El Salvador) was a twelve year period of civil war in El Salvador that was fought between the government of El Salvador and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), a coalition or ...
. The attack was conducted by gunmen dressed as Salvadoran soldiers, and in total twelve people were killed: four
United States Marines
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through com ...
, two United States businessmen, a Guatemalan, a Chilean, and four Salvadorans. A left-wing guerrilla group, the
Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers
The Revolutionary Party of Central American Workers ( es, Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores Centroamericanos, PRTC) was a political party in Central America.
Ideology
The group that founded the PRTC was inspired by Marxism-Leninism, Ch ...
, and its armed wing, the Mardoqueo Cruz Urban Commando claimed responsibility for the attack.
In July 1985, as part of the Combat Terrorism Act, the United States offered a reward of
US$100,000 for information leading to the conviction of the attackers. By September 1985, the Salvadoran government had arrested four men; one of them was
Américo Mauro Araujo, a high-ranking
Salvadoran Communist Party official. Seven others who were involved in the attack, however, were never apprehended.
See also
*
El Mozote massacre
*
Albert Schaufelberger
References
External links
*http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/special/9609/zr1.htm
*http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/special/9609/zr5.htm
*http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=1130
* https://web.archive.org/web/20080110052757/http://www.usip.org/library/tc/doc/reports/el_salvador/tc_es_03151993_casesE2ab.html
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