Power outage and attacks in Lima

On May 27, 1983, there was a power outage in Lima that allowed the execution of several terrorist attacks. This event led the government to decree a state of emergency throughout the country three days later.

On May 27, 1983, there was a power cut in Lima that allowed the execution of several terrorist attacks. This event occurred in a context of intensified political violence, during the first wave of the First Campaign of the PCP-SL that was taking place between May and June 1983. As a consequence of this and other similar events, the government decreed a state of emergency throughout the country for sixty days on May 30. The power cut was used strategically to facilitate the realization of multiple simultaneous terrorist actions in the capital.

Source: Informe CVR, página 74
Location: Lima