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Funerals begin for conscripts killed in Viacha explosions

From El Deber · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Families began burying four conscripts who died in explosions at the Bolívar Regiment in Viacha.
  • Gabriel Choque Alanoca became the first of the four to be buried, in his community of Warisata.
  • His family had appealed through the media for the release of his body, while community leaders requested further assistance for the low-income family.

The first funeral for a conscript killed in the explosions at Bolivia’s Bolívar Regiment took place without military honors, a posthumous promotion or military and civilian authorities present.

Gabriel Choque Alanoca’s remains were buried in Warisata, a community 104 kilometers from La Paz in Omasuyos province. He had left the community to complete his military service and was due to be discharged in three months.

Choque’s mother lost consciousness from grief during the funeral. Community authorities accompanied her and took part in the ceremony. Relatives had previously gone to the media to demand the release of his body, saying officials had withheld it because of missing documentation.

The family received the remains on Sunday morning and transported them to the local cemetery. Community authorities again asked for help for the family, which has limited financial resources and received assistance to cover the burial.

The Army has so far identified four people killed in Friday’s explosions: Sergeant Mauro Quisbert Vega and soldiers Wilson Copa Mamani, Rubén Arnel Flores Poma and Gabriel Choque Alanoca. Quisbert Vega was taken to La Paz, Copa to Quime, Flores to Los Yungas and Choque to Warisata, their respective places of origin.

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Originally published by El Deber in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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