The Peruvian press still characterizes her as a member of the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, a rebel group known for bombing and kidnapping.

The Peruvian press has taken to calling the saga of the couple's relationship "La Show Susana" and "Fujidrama."

Adoption scandals are a favorite topic of the Peruvian press, which some say is campaigning against foreign adoptions.

The military experimented with various scenarios for a rescue mission that included simultaneous attacks from helicopters and tunnels, according to one intelligence officer quoted in the Peruvian press.

Soon the Peruvian press was reporting mass graves in Huaypetue containing the bodies of 50 child slaves, some of the corpses showing signs of torture.

Rumors are swirling in the Peruvian press and among diplomats that several countries may be trying to make deals as Uruguay apparently did to free its Ambassador earlier this week.

In recent weeks the Peruvian press has reported many accounts of corruption, killings and torture by the intelligence services, which are crucial to Mr. Fujimori's lock on power.

According to the Peruvian press, however, the budget bill had allowed for a 300 per cent increase in Fujimori's own salary and for a 17-fold increase in spending by the presidential office.

Shougang has regularly made it into the Peruvian press, accused of dumping effluents into the bay and not treating its workers well.

The elections proceeded without further problems, and the incident received little attention in the Peruvian press.