In a video it is observed that an individual places the device next to the sidewalk on Abdón Calderón Avenue, a few meters from the Playita sector.
An explosive device was found outside a poultry farm located in Guasmo sur, in Guayaquil, around 1:00 p.m. on Friday the 21st.
In a video recorded by a security camera in the area, it is observed that an individual places the device next to the sidewalk on Abdón Calderón Avenue, a few meters from the Playita sector.
After throwing the ammunition, which did not explode, the subject fled on foot. Residents of the sector reported the incident to the National Police. Several agents from the Anti-Explosives Unit arrived at the site and found that it was a double stick of dynamite.
Minutes later, the uniformed officers carried out a controlled explosion of the device, which did not cause damage to nearby buildings or citizens.
Owners of commercial establishments located in the sector, as well as neighbors, indicated that they are victims of extortion by armed groups, who force them to pay fees to provide them with supposed protection.
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Those who refuse, they said, are threatened with explosive devices.
The National Police is conducting investigations into this case. With the videos recorded by the cameras in the area, they try to locate the subject who launched the explosive. (I)
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