Shining Path attack against locomotive in La Oroya

In October 1985, Shining Path carried out a dynamite attack against a locomotive in La Oroya. This attack was part of a series of violent actions by the PCP-SL against the mining and transportation infrastructure in the central region of Peru. The attack was part of the Shining Path's strategy of sabotaging mining and mineral transportation operations in the area. The action was aimed at paralyzing productive activities and demonstrating the operational capacity of the subversive group in the mining centers of Junin.