1987 North Korean embassy attack in Lima
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| 1987 North Korean embassy attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Internal conflict in Peru | |
 Damage caused to the trade office in the streets of Lima. | |
| Location | Calle Los Nogales 227, San Isidro, Lima, Peru |
| Date | April 30, 1987 c. 10 a.m. (EDT) |
| Target | North Korean Trade Office, Lima |
Attack type | |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 2 |
| Perpetrator | Shining Path[1] |
The 1987 North Korean embassy attack in Lima was a terrorist attack that took place on April 30, 1987, against the trade office and official residence of the delegation of North Korea in Peru. The attack left two people injured.
North Korea, like China and the Soviet Union, turned its back on the communist Shining Path insurgency in Peru, despite leftist ideological similarities; mainly due to North Korean economic interests in the South American country during the government of Alan García.
In 1986, the Peruvian government bought 10,000 AK-47s of Soviet origin from the North Korean government. These weapons were intended to improve the weapons of the Peruvian National Police to counter the Senderista insurgency.[2]
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