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President Paz expresses solidarity with families affected by explosions in Viacha

From El Deber · () Spanish

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

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  • Police reported two deaths, seven missing people and up to 59 injuries after two explosions at the Bolívar Regiment in Viacha, La Paz.
  • President Rodrigo Paz expressed solidarity with affected families and said the Defense Ministry activated emergency, evacuation, medical and security measures.
  • Paz ordered a technical and transparent investigation after authorities clear the site, while electricity outages affected about 20 neighborhoods near the military base.

Two people have died, seven remain missing and up to 59 have been injured after two explosions struck the Bolívar Regiment in the center of Viacha, La Paz, on Friday.

I express my deepest solidarity with the families of those who died, those who were injured and all the neighbors affected by the explosions recorded at the Bolívar Regiment facilities.

· Rodrigo PazThe Bolivian president addressed families and residents affected by the explosions.

President Rodrigo Paz expressed solidarity with the victims’ families and residents affected by the blasts. In a post on X, he said, “I express my deepest solidarity with the families of those who died, those who were injured and all the neighbors affected by the explosions recorded at the Bolívar Regiment facilities.”

Paz said the state’s priority should be protecting lives, caring for victims and supporting families facing “hours of pain and uncertainty.” He added that the Defense Ministry had activated emergency, security, evacuation, medical care and area-protection measures in coordination with other institutions.

In moments like this, the state’s priority must be protecting lives, caring for victims and supporting families facing hours of pain and uncertainty.

· Rodrigo PazPaz described the government’s immediate priorities after the blasts.

The president also ordered what he called “a thorough, technical and transparent investigation” to establish the causes, verify whether safety protocols were followed and determine responsibility. “We will not speculate or jump to conclusions,” he said, promising that the authorities would act with seriousness and transparency.

We will not speculate or jump to conclusions. We will act with seriousness, transparency and responsibility.

· Rodrigo PazThe president called for an investigation into the cause of the explosions.

Police Deputy Commander Roger Roca said investigators would begin work after the area had been cleared. Electricity supplier Delapaz reported outages in about 20 Viacha neighborhoods around the Bolívar base. Technical crews had not yet been able to reach the site because of the security presence maintained by the armed forces.

At this point, seven people are missing and two people have been physically confirmed dead. There are also 59 injured people so far.

· Roger RocaThe police deputy commander gave the reported casualty figures.
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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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