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Incendiary Attack Damages Monforte Building Designated for Foreign Minors Center

Police opened an investigation with a forensic inspection scheduled this morning.

Overview

  • The device was thrown around 3:00 a.m. through a broken exterior window of the Prodeme-owned Francisco Suárez building in the Malvarón neighborhood.
  • Prodeme manager Julio Cortiñas filed a formal complaint at the local police station following the incident.
  • Investigators observed fragments of a gasoline-filled glass bottle and rag pieces used as a wick inside the property.
  • The fire burned a sofa and other furniture on the ground floor, and dense smoke damaged walls on the upper levels, with heat melting lobby curtains.
  • Municipal sources did not rule out an urgent council meeting, and the site had been announced last week for an 80-place specialized center for foreign minors.