Overview
- Three separate attacks were reported in the past 48 hours, including a Línea 41 bus shot at in Villa El Salvador, a combi fired on in Callao that left its driver wounded, and an attempted interception of a Pesqueros unit in Ate.
- The Interior Ministry activated the Plan Escudo and deployed police and military forces to bus yards and routes as part of a stepped-up security response.
- The PNP says about 70 percent of Lima’s bus fleet now has panic buttons linked to the ATU monitoring platform, which provides geolocation to guide police response.
- At least one panic‑button alert in Ate helped a driver escape an attempted extortion, but authorities and unions say attacks persist and investigations point to organized extortion gangs that have targeted some companies since 2025.
- Official data from the Public Ministry’s Observatorio records 240 attacks with victims from August 2024 through July 2026, and transport operators warn that continued violence could force temporary service suspensions and further disrupt commuters.