Molotov cocktail bomb attack against the municipality of San Martin de Porres
MOTC-Sendero Luminoso Molotov cocktail bomb attack on Lima municipality
Militants of the Workers and Classist Workers Movement (MOTC), an organization of the Shining Path, threw explosive devices known as Molotov cocktails against the district municipal headquarters of San Martin de Porres in Lima. This attack was part of the first armed actions of the PCP-SL in the capital of the country, occurring during the military government of General Francisco Morales Bermudez, before the democratic government took office.