Overview
- Rescue teams returned to the RAM-2 'Bolívar' maintenance and storage center after Friday’s blasts, recovering eight bodies and listing about six people as still missing.
- The Defence Ministry says two detonations occurred: a smaller blast linked to pyrotechnic black powder and a second, far larger explosion whose technical cause remains undetermined.
- Investigators found 'boosters'—explosive multipliers—and other war material at the site, a discovery that helps explain the scale of damage and raises concerns about storage practices.
- The Fiscalía opened a criminal inquiry for alleged negligent homicide, culpable injuries and related offenses while the president declared national mourning and ordered checks of explosive depots across the armed forces.
- The blasts wounded 84 people, of whom 53 have been discharged and 31 remain hospitalized with three in delicate condition, and nearby homes were damaged and temporarily evacuated, deepening local community impact.