1986 Soviet embassy attack in Lima

1986 Soviet embassy attack
Part of the Internal conflict in Peru
The Russian Embassy in 2013
LocationSan Isidro, Lima, Peru
DateJuly 7, 1986 (EDT)
TargetSoviet Embassy, Lima
Attack type
  • Shooting
  • Bombing
Deaths1 (one perpetrator)
Injured0
PerpetratorShining Path (alleged)[1]

The 1986 Soviet embassy attack in Lima was a terrorist attack on July 7, 1986, against the official residence of the delegation of the Soviet Union in Peru. The attack failed to result in the death of any Soviet citizen, killing one terrorist.

  1. ^ "Sendero Luminoso: Peruvian Terrorist Group § Partial Incident Chronology". Department of State Bulletin. 89 (2153): 49–52. 1989-12-01.