41. They seized the embassy residence. 42. Top rebel leader Nestor Cerpa monitors the meetings from inside the Japanese embassy residence, Red Cross officials said. 43. They were arrested Tuesday after crossing into the Japanese embassy residence to interview the rebels. 44. Two police ambulances moved in near the embassy residence before dawn Friday. 45. Top rebel leader Nestor Cerpa again remained inside the Japanese embassy residence where the hostages are held. 46. Top rebel leader Nestor Cerpa has been able to monitor the meetings from inside the Japanese embassy residence, Red Cross officials said. 47. Two other mediators -- Canadian Ambassador Anthony Vincent and Michel Minnig of the International Red Cross -- met Thursday with rebels holed up inside the Japanese embassy residence. 48. Top Health Ministry officials Wednesday visited a house across the street from the embassy residence where negotiations could eventually be held between the Tupac Amaru and the government. 49. When the peaceful demonstration neared the embassy residence, three hostages leant out of a window and waved at television cameras filming the event from a nearby building. 50. With the immediate threat of violence passed, Peruvian rubberneckers and tourists from around the world have started to make the Japanese embassy residence a tourist destination. |