Apoquindo massacre
The Apoquindo massacre, also known as Apoquindo shootings was an incident occurred in Santiago of Chile, on October 21, 1993, in which 8 people died, after members of the Chilean left-wing guerrilla movement Movimiento Juvenil Lautaro robbed a bank in Avenida Apoquindo, Las Condes, Santiago de Chile, where the bank guard was shot dead.
The robbers managed to escaped on a bus, which was stopped by the police. A shooting broke out, after which seven people, three robbers, three bus passengers and one policeman, were dead and 12 people were injured.
The events
On October 21, 1993, a group of 5 members of guerrilla movement Lautaro robbed a branch of banco O'HIggins, located in avenida Apoquindo 6417. According to the survivors, the purpose of the robbery was to collect funds for rescuing political prisoners.
References
- Mala memoria, article about the massacre in newspaper La Nación.
- El caso apoquindo (Archived 2009-10-25), Article in newspaper El Metropolitano.
- El Caso Apoquindo. Matanza en las Condes, article in journal Punto Final.