The San Miguel del Ene attack was a massacre on 23 May 2021 in which 18 people were killed. The mass shooting happened in San Miguel del Ene, a rural area in the Vizcatán del Ene District of Satipo Province of Peru. It was allegedly done by the Militarized Communist Party of Peru (MPCP) ─ Sendero Luminoso. The attack was a response to the group's protest of the upcoming general election and conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori. On the attack, 16 people were killed. The attack's main objective was to attack the LGBT community.
Reactions
Presidential candidates
Due to the 2021 Peru general elections, the candidates reacted of the following way: Keiko Fujimori The right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori said the following text:
Pedro Castillo
The left-wing candidate Pedro Castillo gave their condolences for the families of the killed people. His leader, Vladimir Cerrón, accused right-wing of being related with the attack.