Guatemala: Summary of Fighting, April 30 - May 14 Deborah Tyroler

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5-22-1991 Guatemala: Summary Of Fighting, April 30 - May 14 Deborah Tyroler

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This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Latin America Digital Beat (LADB) at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in NotiCen by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. LADB Article Id: 066545 ISSN: 1089-1560 Guatemala: Summary Of Fighting, April 30 - May 14 by Deborah Tyroler Category/Department: General Published: Wednesday, May 22, 1991

April 30: Government sources in Guatemala City reported a clash between rebels and a military patrol in Amachel, El Quiche department. Three soldiers and one civilian were killed, and three soldiers wounded. May 2: According to daily newspaper El Grafico, the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (URNG) was responsible for an April 27 dynamite attack on a hotel in Fray Bartolome de las Casas, Alta Verapaz department. Government officials reported that rebels dynamited a segment of Rubelsanto oil pipeline located between the towns of Chisec and Sebol, Alta Verapaz department. The explosion caused a major fire. Rebels sabotaged the pipeline on at least nine previous occasions. May 13: Army sources reported that soldiers dismantled a rebel camp used as a hospital in Chimaltenango department. In a press communique, the URNG said government troops suffered 24 casualties in fighting near Volcan de Agua, located 50 km. south of Guatemala City. In addition, said the communique, rebels shelled a military post in San Marcos department. May 14: Police reported confiscation of a weapons cache and military uniforms at a private home in the capital. Guatemalan Carlos Rodolfo Paiz was arrested. The cache included two pistols, a revolver, three rifles with telescopic sights, a 12-gauge shotgun, several fragmentation grenades, and a large quantity of ammunition. (Basic data from: EFE, 05/02/91; ACAN-EFE, 05/13/91, 05/14/91; AFP, 05/02/91, 05/03/91)

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