2002 Lima bombing

2002 Lima bombing
CCTV footage of the attack
LocationSantiago de Surco, Lima, Peru
DateMarch 20, 2002
10:45 pm
TargetUnited States embassy (suspected)
Attack type
Bombing
WeaponsCar bomb
Deaths9
Injured32
PerpetratorsUnknown

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 kilograms (66 lb) of explosives was used in the attack.[1]

  1. ^ 04.00 EST (21 March 2002). "Peru car bomb kills eight | World news". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-07-14.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)