Car bomb explosion in Puno
Car bomb explosion in Puno that killed one person and injured 18 on August 14, 1990. The owner of the vehicle, former police sergeant Melitón Candia Guzmán, was found dead the following day.
On August 14, 1990, a car bomb exploded, killing one person and injuring 18 in the city of Puno. The day after the attack, the owner of the vehicle used in the attack, former police sergeant Melitón Candia Guzmán, was found dead. This attack occurred in the context of the internal armed conflict affecting the department of Puno, where both the PCP-Sendero Luminoso and the MRTA were operating.