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Dynamite Blasts Hit Trujillo School and Bakery

Investigators are probing suspected extortion linked to government-funded renovations at a teacher-training institute.

Overview

  • A powerful explosion damaged the security booth, fence, and signage at the EESPP Indoamérica teacher-training school in Trujillo in the early hours.
  • Roughly an hour later, a dynamite cartridge exploded at a home-based bakery in La Esperanza’s Las Palmeras, breaking doors and windows and frightening staff at work.
  • Police forensic units and municipal emergency crews secured both sites and are reviewing nearby security-camera footage to identify the attackers.
  • Detectives are examining extortion as a possible motive tied to S/21.3 million in regional renovation works under way at the institute.
  • Authorities reported no injuries or arrests as of publication.