Sling shot attack on Government Palace
Sling shot attack on Government Palace that broke first media agreement not to give front page coverage to terrorism
A Shining Path militant climbed onto the roof of the Comercio hotel, located next to the Cordano, and threw a bomb with a slingshot onto the roof of the Government Palace. This attack broke the first media agreement not to give front page coverage to terrorist acts, due to the unusual and symbolic nature of the attack. The event demonstrated the difficulty of maintaining journalistic self-regulation agreements in the face of high-impact events.