At a 1996 party in Lima honoring this Asian emperor, a Marxist group invaded & took hostages
Observers noted that his request that the MRTA group 
be given political asylum contradicted his previously-stated position that the 
MRTA... [DOC] [TLE] CNN - Low-profile anniversary for Peru hostage crisis - December ... [PAR] Dec 17, 1997 ... LIMA, Peru (CNN) -- A year ago, a ragtag band of leftist rebels in ...