Deadly Attack on Canindeyú Police Post: Two Officers and a Civilian Killed

A brutal attack on a police post in Ybyrarobaná, Canindeyú, Paraguay, has left two police officers and a civilian dead. The incident occurred Tuesday night when a group of approximately 20 to 30 individuals, armed with long weapons and incendiary bombs, assaulted the Naranjito colony police post.

The deceased have been identified as sub-officers Atilio Martínez and Herminio Ojeda, and civilian secretary Yosimar Píris. Another police officer sustained injuries and is in stable condition, while one other officer escaped unharmed. The attackers, reportedly dressed in camouflage and arriving on foot, also set fire to parts of the police post and four vehicles using homemade Molotov cocktails.

Investigators have recovered spent casings from shotguns and rifles of calibers 5.56 and 7.62 at the scene. The National Police commander, César Silguero, described the perpetrators as belonging to "a criminal organization" and "an evidently organized group," but emphasized that their identities are currently unknown.

Authorities are pursuing leads, with police and military personnel conducting searches in the area. The prosecutor investigating the attack, Óscar Paredes, confirmed that drone surveillance is also underway. While the motive remains unclear, investigators are considering the possibility that the target was the police post itself, rather than any specific officer. The attackers reportedly took weapons from the post and spoke in Guaraní during the assault.