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Explosive Attacks Damage Homes in Miraflores, Arequipa

Police link the blasts to an extortion dispute between rival gangs with investigators collecting forensic evidence.

Overview

  • The two separate explosions struck Miraflores homes in the late afternoon and caused material damage to at least six houses without reported injuries.
  • Specialized units from UDEX and Divincri's Secuestros y Extorsiones processed both scenes and cordoned off the areas for evidence collection.
  • Investigators recovered an abandoned motorcycle (plate 6542-6v) for forensic examination and are treating it as a possible vehicle used in the attacks.
  • Forensic teams documented a small crater (11 cm by 3 cm) and found fragments of emulsión encartuchada marked '5000' near one blast site.
  • Police say the incidents fit a pattern of extortion-related violence between Los Alemanes and Los Orientales and they are evaluating transfers of jailed leaders to higher-security facilities while residents demand more patrols.