The Minister of Interiors, Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello, informed that they will review the investigations on explosions in oil facilities that occurred in Anzoátegui and Monagas.
The announcement was made last Thursday when the minister exhibited before media a lot of explosive material located in a shed located in El Tigre, south of the Anzoátegui state. Cabello said that in that place they found more than 1,500 kilos of explosive material “of the highest level. ”
The minister explained that although the different devices located there are technical use for activities inherent in the Oil exploitationthey can be used in attacks with other purposes. To exemplify his saying, Cabello took some instruments of the confiscated in his hand and explained the devastation that his job can cause. It presumes that the deposited thing was intended for the perpetration of terrorist cutting attacks.
” This is a linear cutter, to cut single -impact pipes, if its technical use; But I repeat, we do not presume its technical use; Here there has been obviously attacks on oil companies, which, due to the level of destruction, is very difficult to identify. But the level of destruction is definitely linked to explosions, ” Cabello said exhibiting a kind of tube.
” This is a bomb anywhere; Prepared with the necessary device, it becomes a bomb, ”, the minister said raising another device.
“And I insist on the issue of the use of this type of explosives to harm the oil industry that is one of the objectives of the terrorist plans,” the minister reflected who before starting the tour of the shed, recalled the explosions occurred in the Muscar Operation Anzoátegui) that occurred on January 20 of this year.
The explosion in Muscar paralyzed the gas flow from that complex to Anaco (Anzoátegui) where production is perfected, in addition to causing the power cut in Nueva Esparta, according to collected reports. After the explosion in Moscar occurs, PDVSA issued a statement informing that they investigate ” The strange circumstances of the incident that emerge as an attack on our industry. ” For that fact there are 16 people prosecuted.
And as for what happened in Barbacoas, a point from the pipeline of the gas pipeline that goes from Anaco to the industrial, perocyous and oil complex José Antonio Anzoátegui exploded. That last January 20, the flames reached 50 meters high within a radius of 200 meters, according to preliminary reports.
