Frecuencia Latina bombing

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 (currently denominated Latina Televisión) in Lima's district of Jesús María. 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 600 kilograms (1,300 lb) 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]

Frecuencia Latina bombing
Part of Internal conflict in Peru
LocationJesús María District, Lima, Peru
DateJuly 16, 1992 (1992-07-16)
0:02 a.m. (EDT)
TargetFrecuencia 2 building
Attack type
Deaths3
Injured20
PerpetratorShining Path

The attack injured over 20 people, and killed television producer Alejandro Pérez and guards Javier Requis and Teddy Hidalgo.[3][5]

References
  1. Gorriti, Gustavo (5 June 1992). Tres muertos en un atentado en Lima contra la sede de un canal de televisión. El País.
  2. 20 años del atentado terrorista a Frecuencia latina. Ser Peruano.
  3. "A 25 años del atentado a Canal 2". El Comercio. 5 June 2017.
  4. Galvin, Kevin (June 11, 1992). "Lima After Bombings: Broken Windows and Barricaded Streets". Associated Press. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  5. "Alejandro Pérez". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
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