1989 Callao bombing

1989 Callao bombing
Part of the Internal conflict in Peru
The port in 2005
LocationPort of Callao, Peru
DateJuly 5, 1989 (EDT)
TargetSoviet citizens
Attack type
Deaths0
Injured33
PerpetratorShining Path (alleged)[1]

The 1989 Callao bombing was a terrorist attack that occurred on July 5, 1989, in the vicinity of the port of Callao, the main seaport of Peru. The attack targeted Soviet seamen who were stationed in the port, along with their wives.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "Sendero Luminoso: Peruvian Terrorist Group § Partial Incident Chronology". Department of State Bulletin. 89 (2153): 49–52. 1989-12-01.
  2. ^ Patterns of Global Terrorism (in Spanish). U.S. Department of State. 1990. p. 34.