Peru to cremate Shining Path leader’s remains ending weeks of controversy

The ashes of Abimael Guzmán will be spread in an undisclosed location to avoid creating a rallying point for supporters

Peruvian authorities will cremate the body of Abimael Guzmán – the founder of the Shining Path rebel group that killed tens of thousands of people in the 1980s and 1990s – and spread his ashes in an undisclosed location.

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