| Frecuencia Latina bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part ofInternal conflict in Peru | |
| Location | Jesús María District, Lima,Peru |
| Date | June 5, 1992; 32 years ago (1992-06-05) 0:02 a.m. (EDT) |
| Target | Frecuencia 2 building |
Attack type | |
| Deaths | 3 |
| Injured | 20 |
| Perpetrator | Shining Path |
TheFrecuencia Latina bombing was a terrorist attack inLima,Peru on June 5 1992. It was perpetrated by the terrorist organizationShining Path, which detonated atruck bomb at the primary headquarters oftelevision channel Frecuencia 2 (renamedLatina Televisión in 2014) in Lima'sJesús María district. The explosive was constructed using a truck belonging to thePeruvian Naval Infantry, which was stolen approximately two hours prior and was rigged with a payload of approximately 600 kilograms (1,300 lb) ofammonium nitrate and fuel oil mixed withdynamite. The truck was brought to the aforementioned television station and was detonated. The facilities of the television station were destroyed and had to be reconstructed.[1][2][3] The bomb also destroyed several nearby vehicles and a school of architecture across the street from the station.[4]
The attack injured over 20 people, and killed television producer Alejandro Pérez and guards Javier Requis and Teddy Hidalgo.[3][5]
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