Trying to seize the public relations initiative from rebels holding 74 hostages, Peru’s President Alberto Fujimori broke his silence on the crisis and toured a prison, where other Túpac Amaru rebels are being held. The Túpac Amaru rebels stormed the Japanese ambassador’s residence December 17. Fujimori has acknowledged the public relations blow suffered by his administration, which has declared victory in a vicious war against guerrillas. He said he hoped to convince journalists not to transmit the image that Peru is living in a situation of terrorism.