Around 8:40 pm this Wednesday an explosive device was launched in the vicinity of the headquarters of the National Penitentiary and Prison Institute of Bogotáa fact that fortunately left no injuries but material damage and an affected SITP bus.
“We received a call informing us about an explosion at this point, This is an improvised device in a bag. Our technicians are already carrying out the work to establish the type of material that was used and the quantity,” said the commander of the Bogotá Police, General José Gualdrón.
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In addition, the officer indicated that no injuries were reported and explained that: “This element falls on the El Solar public establishment, there there was some damage to windows and a wall, additionally due to the explosive wave there was damage to other windows of the INPEC headquarters,” he added.
“We do not rule out any hypothesis for now, We will see if it was an attack against the INPEC or if it was a retaliation for extortion issues against the commercial establishment that received the direct attack,” said the commander of the Bogotá Police.
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The area was cordoned off and Sijín investigators are advancing the investigation with security cameras in the sector to identify how many criminals participated in this incident.
Likewise, a SITP bus that was passing through the area was hit by the wave and ended up with its windows broken. situation in which no affected passengers were reported either.
At the point, the fire department also carried out preventive work to rule out possible risks with the gas meters or structures that were hit by the detonation.
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