2002 Lima bombing

Attack on U.S. embassy in Lima, Peru 2002 Lima bombing the Internal conflict in Peru 2002 Lima bombing.webm CCTV footage of the attack Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru United States embassy (suspected) March 20, 2002 10:45 pm Bombing 9 32 Unknown Car bomb The 2002 Lima bombing was a car bomb attack in Lima, Peru that occurred at El Polo Shopping Centre, just outside the embassy of the United States, killing nine people and injuring thirty-two. The blast came just three days prior to a visit to Peru from the United States President George W. Bush. No Americans were caught in the explosion. An estimated 30 kg lb of explosives was used in the attack.04.00 EST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/mar/21/1 Peru car bomb kills eight | World news The Guardian 21 March 2002 2018-07-14 Attack The bomb was planted at a mall four blocks from the American embassy. A seven-floor hotel and a branch of the Banco de Crédito del Perú bank were damaged, but the embassy compound itself, sitting behind a 20 ft high wall and distant from the street, received no apparent damage. Nine people died in the attack, including two embassy security guards and one police officer.http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/americas/03/21/peru.embassy.blast/ CNN.com - Car bomb outside U.S. Embassy in Peru kills 9 - March 21, 2002 CNN 2018-07-14 They were later identified as follows:Inauguran ´Monumento a la Paz´ en homenaje a víctimas del atentado 2012-03-21 https://rpp.pe/lima/actualidad/inauguran-monumento-a-la-paz-en-homenaje-a-victimas-del-atentado-noticia-463560 RPP Noticias Iván Marilúz Jiménez José Luis Gallegos Chávez Augusto Banda Serra Rafael Ernesto Barzola Vera Saúl Díaz Herrera, sub-officer of the National Police of Peru Augusto Gil Figueroa Carlos Rodríguez Ponce Juan Carlos Gamarra Orellana Zenón Enríquez Vargas Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo said he will "not permit democracy to be undermined by terrorist attacks." The interior minister claimed that the attack would not stop Bush's scheduled visit to Lima to meet with Toledo and the leaders of Colombia, Bolivia and Ecuador. A statement from the U.S. embassy said "We condemn the barbaric terrorist bombing this evening in the vicinity of our embassy in Lima." Minutes before leaving for Peru, Bush apparently said "You bet I'm going."https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1884762.stm AMERICAS | Peru bomb fails to deter Bush BBC News 2002-03-21 2018-07-14 Responsibility The United States suspected that guerillas from the left-wing Shining Path organization perpetrated the attack.Grace Francie https://www.cbsnews.com/news/peru-on-high-alert-after-bombing/ Peru On High Alert After Bombing CBS News 2002-03-21 2018-07-14 International terrorist groups including Al-Qaeda were also suspected.https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2002/03/28/after-the-bomb After the bomb - Violence in Peru Economist.com 2002-03-28 2018-07-14 Despite the main suspicion lying on Shining Path, the group never claimed responsibility, nor did the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), another active left-wing groups during the period. An analyst claimed the attack may have been motivated against Bush's war on terror.McDermott Jeremy https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/peru/1388551/Bush-Peru-visit-goes-on-despite-death-blast.html Bush Peru visit goes on despite death blast Telegraph 2002-03-22 2018-07-14 The MRTA previously bombed the United States embassy in Lima on January 15, 1990.https://books.google.com/books?id=LyyTCHVKuE4C&q=us+embassy+bomb+peru+%22january+15+1990%22&pg=PA290 Personal Security & Terrorism Awareness: A Comprehensive Risk Reduction ... - John Haynes, Roy Haynes - Google Books iUniverse 9780595215904 2018-07-14 It was bombed again on July 27, 1993, this time by Shining Path. Four people were wounded in this attack.Nash Nathaniel C. https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/28/world/4-wounded-as-rebels-bomb-us-embassy-in-peru.html 4 Wounded as Rebels Bomb U.S. Embassy in Peru - The New York Times The New York Times 1993-07-28 2018-07-14 See also 2001 Peru shootdown References Peru Category:2002 murders in Peru Category:2002 building bombings Category:Attacks on diplomatic missions of the United States Category:Car and truck bombings in South America Category:Crime in Lima Category:Internal conflict in Peru Category:March 2002 in South America Category:2002 mass murders Category:Peru–United States relations Category:Shopping mall bombings Category:21st-century mass murders in Peru Category:Terrorist incidents in Peru in the 2000s Category:Terrorist incidents in South America in 2002 Category:Building bombings in Peru Category:Car and truck bombings in 2002 Category:Attacks on diplomatic missions in Peru Category:Filmed improvised explosive device bombings