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ETUL4SA Bus Shot in Chorrillos Hours Before Transport Strike

The attack underscores mounting threats linked to extortion that transport leaders say continue despite a state of emergency.

Overview

  • An ETUL4SA unit on route E was fired upon around 9 p.m. near the Santa Rosa market on block 3 of Avenida Guardia Civil in La Campiña, Chorrillos.
  • At least three bullets struck the vehicle, with two hitting the front windshield and one shattering a window in the passenger area.
  • Officials have not confirmed injuries or responsibility, though sources described the shooters as presumed hitmen.
  • The incident came just hours before a transport strike scheduled for November 4 to protest rising insecurity, contract killings and extortion.
  • Transport delegates José Quispe and Julio César Bretoneche reported the shooting to media and condemned recurring attacks during the current state of emergency.