1.   A larger-than-usual number of police officers, special military forces, and SWAT teams were visible Wednesday in the streets surrounding the Japanese residence.

2.   But a series of well-planned terrorist assaults, like the taking of the Japanese residence, in recent years has raised fears that the groups are resurfacing.

3.   Last week, a Tupac Amaru spokesman in Europe said that by killing all the rebels in the Japanese residence, the government had initiated a full-scale war.

4.   Many Peruvians were troubled that many of the Tupac Amaru rebels who seized the Japanese residence were so young, some still in their teens.

5.   On Sunday, dozens of other commandos took up positions in houses neighboring the Japanese residence.

6.   Relatives of the hostages took clothes and medicine to the Red Cross office, where they were assembled into packages to be delivered to the Japanese residence.

7.   The Tupac Amaru rebels who are holding the hostages at the Japanese residence have demanded the release of their imprisoned compatriots.

8.   You can walk on the ground floor of some buildings, but as in all Japanese residences, take off your shoes first.

9.   Police sharpshooters held positions on rooftops and balconies in buildings around the Japanese residence.

10.   He said the rebels were forced to take the extreme action of taking over the Japanese residence because the inhuman conditions its comrades endure in Peruvian jails.