Tarata bombing
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The Tarata bombing was a devastating 1992 car bomb attack in Lima, Peru, that killed dozens of civilians and became one of the most infamous acts of violence during the country’s internal conflict.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tarata bombing canonical | 2 |
| Atentado de la calle Tarata | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3707865 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tarata bombing Context triple: [Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path, notableAttack, Tarata bombing]
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A.
El Mozote massacre
The El Mozote massacre was a 1981 atrocity in which Salvadoran government troops killed hundreds of civilians, becoming one of the most infamous human rights violations of the Salvadoran Civil War.
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B.
El Calabozo massacre
The El Calabozo massacre was a 1982 atrocity during the Salvadoran Civil War in which the U.S.-trained Atlacatl Battalion killed hundreds of civilians, becoming one of the conflict’s most infamous human rights abuses.
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C.
Baga massacre
The Baga massacre was a 2015 attack in northeastern Nigeria in which Boko Haram militants killed hundreds of civilians and destroyed large parts of the town of Baga.
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D.
Friday of Dignity massacre
The Friday of Dignity massacre was a pivotal 2011 attack on anti-government protesters in Sana'a that galvanized opposition to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and intensified the Yemeni Revolution.
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E.
Nyanya bombings
The Nyanya bombings were deadly terrorist attacks near Abuja, Nigeria, in 2014, widely attributed to the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and emblematic of its violent insurgency.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tarata bombing Target entity description: The Tarata bombing was a devastating 1992 car bomb attack in Lima, Peru, that killed dozens of civilians and became one of the most infamous acts of violence during the country’s internal conflict.
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A.
El Mozote massacre
The El Mozote massacre was a 1981 atrocity in which Salvadoran government troops killed hundreds of civilians, becoming one of the most infamous human rights violations of the Salvadoran Civil War.
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B.
El Calabozo massacre
The El Calabozo massacre was a 1982 atrocity during the Salvadoran Civil War in which the U.S.-trained Atlacatl Battalion killed hundreds of civilians, becoming one of the conflict’s most infamous human rights abuses.
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C.
Baga massacre
The Baga massacre was a 2015 attack in northeastern Nigeria in which Boko Haram militants killed hundreds of civilians and destroyed large parts of the town of Baga.
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D.
Friday of Dignity massacre
The Friday of Dignity massacre was a pivotal 2011 attack on anti-government protesters in Sana'a that galvanized opposition to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and intensified the Yemeni Revolution.
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E.
Nyanya bombings
The Nyanya bombings were deadly terrorist attacks near Abuja, Nigeria, in 2014, widely attributed to the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and emblematic of its violent insurgency.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
car bombing
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mass killing ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tarata bombing
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surface form:
Atentado de la calle Tarata
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| associatedOrganization | Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path ⓘ |
| city | Lima ⓘ |
| conflict |
Peruvian civil conflict (1980s–1990s)
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surface form:
Internal conflict in Peru
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| country | Peru ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Peru
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Peru
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| damageType |
building collapse
ⓘ
glass shattering ⓘ infrastructure damage ⓘ |
| date | 1992-07-16 ⓘ |
| district |
Miraflores district
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surface form:
Miraflores District
|
| explosiveType | ANFO ⓘ |
| fatalitiesApproximate | 25 ⓘ |
| fatalitiesRange | 25–26 ⓘ |
| hasAftermath |
commemorative ceremonies on anniversaries
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memorials for victims in Miraflores ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the most infamous attacks of the Peruvian internal conflict ⓘ |
| injuriesApproximate | 150 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalClassification | terrorist crime ⓘ |
| locationCharacteristic |
commercial district
ⓘ
upscale neighborhood ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
extensive national coverage in Peru
ⓘ
international news coverage ⓘ |
| method | car bomb ⓘ |
| notableConsequence |
heightened security in Lima
ⓘ
increased public outrage against Shining Path ⓘ international condemnation ⓘ strengthening of Peruvian government counterinsurgency measures ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high civilian death toll
ⓘ
symbolizing urban terror during the Peruvian conflict ⓘ |
| partOf | Internal conflict in Peru ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path
ⓘ
surface form:
Shining Path
|
| perpetratorIdeology | Maoism ⓘ |
| region | South America ⓘ |
| securityResponse |
increased military and police presence in Lima
ⓘ
intensified operations against Shining Path ⓘ |
| street | Calle Tarata ⓘ |
| target |
civilian population
ⓘ
commercial area ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | evening ⓘ |
| vehicleType | stolen vehicle ⓘ |
| victimType |
civilians
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passersby ⓘ residents of Miraflores ⓘ |
| year | 1992 ⓘ |
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Subject: Tarata bombing Description of subject: The Tarata bombing was a devastating 1992 car bomb attack in Lima, Peru, that killed dozens of civilians and became one of the most infamous acts of violence during the country’s internal conflict.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Atentado de la calle Tarata