Tarata bombing

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The Tarata bombing was a terrorist attack in Lima, Peru, on July 16, 1992 by the Shining Path guerrilla group. The blast was the deadliest Shining Path attack during the Internal conflict in Peru and was part of a larger bombing campaign in the city.

The explosions happened on Tarata Street, the business area of Miraflores, an upscale district of the city. Two trucks, each packed with 1,000 kg of explosives, exploded on the street at 9:15 pm, killing 24 and wounding up to 200.[1] The blast destroyed or damaged 183 homes, 400 businesses and 63 parked cars.[2] The bombings were the beginning of a week-long Shining Path strike against the Peruvian government, a strike which caused 40 deaths and shut down much of the capital.[3]

In the wake of the incident, galvanized by public outrage, President Alberto Fujimori intensified his crackdown on terrorism; Fujimori's efforts would later be criticized as authoritarian.

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  1. ^ Sendero File / August 1992
  2. ^ Economist's View: History of the Car Bomb: "The poor man's air force" Part 2
  3. ^ "40 Killed; Shining Path Guerrillas Shut Down Much of Lima." The New York Times, July 26, 1992.
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