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Several Reported Dead After Explosion at Military Barracks in Bolivia

From DR Nyheder · () Danish

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

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Newswire Named sources Under investigation
  • An explosion at a military barracks in Viacha, Bolivia, left the number of fatalities unclear, with local reports giving conflicting figures.
  • Bolivia’s defense minister said 58 people were injured, including 52 civilians and six military personnel, while authorities investigate the cause.
  • Pyrotechnic material was stored at the site, and rescue teams continued searching the ruins.

Reports of deaths after an explosion at a military barracks in Viacha, Bolivia, remained sharply conflicting. Local health director Rita Nebraska told a local television station that between 10 and 15 people had died, Reuters reported. AFP, citing police, put the toll at two dead and said several others were injured.

Defense Minister Ernesto Justiniano did not confirm the reports of fatalities in a Facebook post. He said 58 people had been injured, including 52 civilians and six military personnel.

“Rescue teams are continuing to work in the affected area, searching for people and examining the area among the ruins,” Justiniano wrote. He said “pyrotechnic material” had been stored at the site.

Authorities had not determined what caused the explosion and were investigating. Viacha lies about 30 kilometers southwest of Bolivia’s capital, La Paz, and has roughly 100,000 residents.

Rescue teams are continuing to work in the affected area, searching for people and examining the area among the ruins.

· Ernesto JustinianoBolivia’s defense minister described the ongoing rescue and search operation.
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Originally published by DR Nyheder in Danish. 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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