1992 Peruvian embassy attack in Stockholm information
Terrorist attack in Stockholm, Sweden
1992 Peruvian embassy attack
Part of the Internal conflict in Peru
The current embassy in 2010
Location
Embassy of Peru, Stockholm, Sweden
Date
c. August 1992
Target
Gustavo Adolfo Silva Aranda
Attack type
Shooting
Communist terrorism
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Perpetrator
Shining Path
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The 1992 Peruvian embassy attack in Stockholm was a terrorist attack and assassination attempt carried out by the Shining Path on the Peruvian embassy in the city of Stockholm, Sweden. It unsuccessfully targeted the Peruvian ambassador Gustavo Adolfo Silva Aranda.
The attack was the first of its type, with other Peruvian embassies being targeted in a similar fashion soon after.[1]
^Mattos, Francisco (1992-08-16). "Shining Path Activities in Europe Reviewed". La República (Article from the Investigative Unit translated to English and republished at the "Daily Report: Latin America" news bulletin, No. PY0509210092, p. 39.). pp. 16–19.
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