In it municipality of Caloto in northern Cauca, a motorcycle loaded with explosives was detonated Thursday night hours, very close to the entrance to the town, in the city center. The vehicle was located over the Chiquito river bridgewhich allows communication with the municipality of Santander de Quilichao.
Preliminarily, we talk about more than 30 homes with damage to their doors, windows and roofsalthough a census is expected and establish with certainty the houses that registered damage.
In the meantime three women arrived at the Caloto hospital to be treated, two due to stunning and the remaining one due to the alteration of the nerves due to the explosion.
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Also there were damages in the facilities of the old municipal jaildue to the proximity to the place where the detonation occurred.
“We heard an explosion and when we checked we were able to determine that it was a motorcycle loaded with explosives. We do not have the exact data of the affected houses, but what if we rule out that there were serious injuries, “ said Joaquin Castañeda, secretary of government of the municipality of Caloto.
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With the light of day, the authorities will assess the damage caused to the neighboring houses in the area of the explosion, in addition to, After a review of the infrastructure of the Río Chiquito bridge, it was possible to show that there was no significant damage to the foundations, so again car traffic is enabled bound for Santander de Quilichao.
The old municipal jail located in front of the place of the detonation, registers damages especially in the facade, doors and windows.
