MRTA attack against Banco Agrario in Satipo
The MRTA dynamited a local of the Agrarian Bank in Satipo, Junin, and raised its flag in the place. The attack occurred on August 22, 1987.
On August 22, 1987, the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) dynamited a branch of the Agrarian Bank located in Satipo, province of Junin. After the bombing, MRTA members raised the movement's flag at the site. This attack was part of a series of armed actions that MRTA had been carrying out during that period in different areas of the country. The event occurred a few days after the capture of Alberto Gálvez Olaechea, MRTA leader and journalist, who was arrested on August 17 by DIRCOTE.