Overview
- An explosive device was thrown into the patio of a first-floor home in the El Pacífico neighborhood of San Martín de Porres on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, shattering window panes and scattering glass but causing no injuries.
- Specialist technicians from the Unidad de Desactivación de Explosivos (UDEX) and officers from the Sol de Oro police station secured the scene and collected evidence.
- The Departamento de Investigación Criminal (Depincri) of San Martín de Porres has opened an active inquiry and is treating extortion as a principal line of investigation because the homeowner had reportedly received prior threats.
- Police have not reported any arrests and forensic and investigative work is ongoing as officers seek to identify the perpetrators and any wider network behind the attack.
- Neighbors said an event of this kind was unprecedented in the immediate area and the incident adds to wider public concern about urban violence in Lima following other deadly attacks reported the same day.