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Victor Raul Rojas Valente

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April 17, 2002

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Year of Death: 2002

Victor Raul Rojas Valente, Local Law Enforcement, died on April 17, 2002, in Lima, Peru. He succumbed to injuries sustained from a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device that detonated across from U.S. Embassy Lima on March 20, 2002.

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