A suspected attack on a Trujillo nightclub left 33 injured, five of them critically wounded. Photo / Getty Images
A suspected attack on a Trujillo nightclub left 33 injured, five of them critically wounded. Photo / Getty Images
An explosion inside a nightclub in northern Peru has injured 33 people, according to authorities investigating the incident in a region plagued by organised crime.
The blast early on Saturday (local time), described as a suspected “attack” in a statement by the regional government of La Libertad department, occurred beforedawn at the Dali discotheque near Trujillo, a coastal city some 500km north of the capital Lima.
Dozens of people were in the club enjoying a cumbia performance when an explosion shook the facility, according to images on local channel Sol TV Peru.
“We have 33 injuries reported so far, including five in serious condition,” regional health manager Alberto Florian told the Latina Noticias television broadcast.
The Trujillo province has been deeply impacted by organised crime in recent years, and has been in a Government-declared state of emergency since March 2025 because of rises in extortion and contract killings.
