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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
  • Reports from Bolivia differ sharply on the death toll after an explosion at a military barracks in Viacha.
  • A local health director cited by Reuters said 10 to 15 people died, while AFP cited police as saying two people died and several were injured.
  • Defense Minister Ernesto Justiniano said 58 people were injured, including 52 civilians and six military personnel, as rescue teams searched the site.

Several people have died after an explosion at a military barracks in Viacha, Bolivia, but authorities and news agencies have reported conflicting casualty figures.

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 death toll at two and said several other people were injured.

Defense Minister Ernesto Justiniano did not confirm reports of deaths 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 site among the ruins.

· Ernesto JustinianoBolivia’s defense minister described ongoing rescue and search efforts after the explosion.

“Rescue teams are continuing to work in the affected area, searching for people and examining the site among the ruins,” Justiniano wrote. He said “pyrotechnic material” had been stored in the area. The cause of the explosion remains unclear and is under investigation by the authorities.

Viacha lies about 30 kilometers southwest of Bolivia’s capital, La Paz, and has around 100,000 residents.

pyrotechnic material

· Ernesto JustinianoThe defense minister said this material had been stored in the area.
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