Fujimori Backer Slain in Market

LIMA, Peru —  Masked gunmen killed a member of President Alberto Fujimori’s party Saturday in the first slaying of a politician since Fujimori began his military-backed crackdown a week ago.

The attack against Roberto Lui Wu, a congressional deputy, apparently carried out by leftist guerrillas, raised concerns about a possible violent backlash to Fujimori’s attempts to control dissent and crush drug traffickers and rebels.

Wu was killed with three shots as he ate lunch in a market with his son. Two people at nearby tables were also killed, witnesses said.

Witnesses said there were at least six attackers, all wearing ski masks. Wu was a member of Fujimori’s small Cambio 90 party, organized during Fujimori’s election campaign in 1990.

Former President Alan Garcia, in hiding since Fujimori’s power move, called for civil disobedience in a letter to militants of his APRA party, whose members are believed to be well armed.