MRTA attack against U.S. Marine's home in San Borja
An MRTA commando planted a bomb in a house in San Borja where U.S. Marines were staying on November 16, 1983.
On November 16, 1983, an MRTA commando placed a bomb in a house in the Lima district of San Borja, where North American marines were staying. This attack was part of the MRTA's initial actions in Lima that year. The event occurred in the context of increasing activity by subversive groups in the Peruvian capital.