Overview
- The blast around 1:00 a.m. on Feb. 3 in Cercado de Lima set part of the complex ablaze, destroying two shops that sold gym products.
- Initial police findings indicate two assailants arrived on a motorcycle and threw the device, and the PNP has opened a case to identify and capture those responsible.
- Five Cuerpo de Bomberos units contained the fire, cutting an access hole to reach the seat of the blaze and conducting cooling operations to prevent reignition.
- Administrators report repeated extortion demands of S/3,000 to S/5,000 per month per merchant, with threats of violence.
- The attack follows gunshots fired at Gate 1 about a month earlier and occurred during a citywide state of emergency, prompting appeals to national authorities including José Jerí.