Place

Jirón Junín

Appears in Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Peru

Timeline Events 2

  • Attack with explosives against the Húsares de Junín escort

    At 12:40 in the afternoon, members of the PCP-SL exploded a 10 to 12 kg charge of dynamite under an Army bus that was transporting the Húsares de Junín Escort Regiment from the 'Barbones' barracks to the Government Palace. The attack was carefully planned: first they stole a white Volkswagen …

    Cuadra 11 del Jirón Junín, distrito de Lima, Lima, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 3579-3585
    #atentados #explosivos #sendero-luminoso #ejército #lima #húsares-de-junín

  • 1989 Jirón Junín Bus Bombing

    On June 3, 1989, a bus carrying 27 army personnel was attacked with an explosive device on Jirón Junín, resulting in the deaths of five soldiers and injuries to 15 others. The attack was later claimed by the PCP-SL through their publication 'El Diario'. This incident highlighted issues of routine …

    Jirón Junín, Peru Informe de Investigación del Ministerio de Defensa Nº 10 K1/SRM/20.04 del 06 de junio de 1989
    #terrorism #Peru #pcp-sl #military #bombings