Blackout and dynamite attacks in Lima, including car bombing in Plaza de Acho
Blackout in Lima with multiple dynamite attacks and car bombing in Plaza de Acho perpetrated by PCP-SL
On the night of July 16, 1987, terror struck the city of Lima with a long blackout during which there were many dynamite attacks. There was a car bomb in the populous area of the Plaza de Acho. This event marked the arrival of Shining Path terror in the country's capital, confirming the seriousness of the news about the advances of the PCP-SL and the MRTA in the interior of the country.