Overview

• Security footage from Huaral shows a hooded individual throwing a sparking device into journalist Carlos Alberto Mesias Zarate’s yard before fleeing.
• The family’s cocker spaniel mix, Manchis, bit the fuse until it went out, preventing a likely explosion.
• Ten people and three other dogs inside the home were unhurt, while Manchis suffered vocal cord damage and can no longer bark normally.
• A bomb squad secured the scene as Zarate requested police protection, and he believes the attack could be tied to his reporting.
• The clip spread widely online, drawing praise and offers of help as the family seeks assistance for the dog’s medical care.