Overview
- Two Vipusa minibuses were set on fire early Wednesday in the San Pedro / Villa Los Reyes area of Ventanilla, and both vehicles were completely destroyed.
- Neighbors reported loud explosions, alerted firefighters and police, and said flames damaged nearby house facades and electrical wiring while no injuries were reported.
- The Policía Nacional del Perú established a perimeter and forensic teams are carrying out diligences at the scene to identify perpetrators and establish a motive.
- The owner of the buses told reporters he received no prior threats or extortion demands, a detail investigators say could indicate a change in the attackers’ tactics but has not been confirmed.
- Vipusa has been targeted before, including an April attack that left one person dead, and local residents are calling for a bigger police presence as authorities probe links to organized extortion in Lima and Callao.