Frecuencia Latina bombing explained
The Frecuencia Latina bombing was a terrorist attack in Lima, Peru on June 5 1992. It was perpetrated by the terrorist organization Shining Path, which detonated a truck bomb at the primary headquarters of television channel Frecuencia 2 (renamed Latina Televisión in 2014) in Lima's Jesús María district. The explosive was constructed using a truck belonging to the Peruvian Naval Infantry, which was robbed approximately two hours prior and was rigged with a payload of approximately of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil mixed with dynamite. 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]
Notes and References
- News: Tres muertos en un atentado en Lima contra la sede de un canal de televisión . es . Three dead in an attack in Lima against the headquarters of a television channel . Gustavo . Gorriti . 5 June 1992 . . 2023-10-17 . subscription . https://web.archive.org/web/20120214104357/https://elpais.com/diario/1992/06/06/internacional/707781607_850215.html . 2012-02-14.
- Web site: 20 años del atentado terrorista a Frecuencia latina . es . 20 Years of the Terrorist Attack on Frecuencia Latina . 2012-06-05 . serperuano.com . 2023-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230622190023/https://www.serperuano.com/2012/06/20-anos-del-atentado-terrorista-a-frecuencia-latina/ . 2023-06-22 . live.
- News: A 25 años del atentado a Canal 2 . es . 25 years after the attack on Channel 2 . Lilia . Córdova Tábori . 2017-06-05 . . 2023-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230620211705/https://elcomercio.pe/huellas-digitales/archivo/25-anos-atentado-canal-2-428745-noticia/ . 2023-06-20 . live.
- News: Lima After Bombings: Broken Windows and Barricaded Streets . Galvin . Kevin . June 11, 1992 . . 2021-06-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230620124350/https://apnews.com/article/8ef80dd41e760e062773e8cfc199d23d . 2023-06-20.
- Web site: Alejandro Pérez - Killed . . June 9, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230620231425/https://cpj.org/data/people/alejandro-perez/ . 2023-06-20 . live.