Banco Comercial bombing
| Banco Comercial bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Peruvian conflict | |
The building after the bombing | |
| Location | Historic Centre of Lima, Peru |
| Date | July 28, 2000 |
| Target | Banco de la Nación building |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Deaths | 6 |
| Perpetrator | Peruvian State |
| Convicted | 2 |
On July 28, 2000, a fire killed six people at the headquarters of the National Bank of Peru amid political protests taking place in neighbouring La Colmena Avenue, in the Historic Centre of Lima. Subsequent investigations found that the fire was caused by an explosion on the third floor of the building, which irreparably damaged the building's integrity.
In 2009, a Peruvian court found Vladimiro Montesinos, former de facto chief of the National Intelligence Service, and Humberto Fernandini, former chief of the Peruvian National Police, guilty of the events, sentencing them to ten and six years in prison, respectively. The attack was reportedly politically motivated, with the intent of discrediting the protests through their association with an event that would've been linked to terrorist groups Shining Path and the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA).