Overview
- An apparent dynamite device exploded at the entrance of a house in Florencia de Mora, Trujillo, causing damage to the sidewalk, the home’s entrance and some windows.
- Security cameras captured a masked man approaching, placing a black bag at the door, igniting the device and fleeing before the explosion.
- Police explosive‑ordnance (UDEX) and Criminalistics teams are processing the scene and reviewing nearby camera footage to identify the attacker.
- Authorities list extortion as a working hypothesis and are treating the case as part of a wider pattern of explosive attacks in La Libertad.
- Regional data show more than 150 explosive detonations reported in La Libertad so far this year, and residents and businesses face heightened alarm as investigations continue.