Overview
- A device exploded late Friday at a building site on Cuba Street in El Recreo, causing damage and alarming residents.
- Security video captured a suspect on a bicycle dropping a bag that detonated seconds later before riding away.
- By early Saturday, neighbors discovered two dynamite cartridges near construction areas on Venezuela Street.
- UDEX secured and deactivated the two cartridges, and police said one showed signs of having been lit without detonating.
- Residents point to suspected extortion targeting construction projects and report earlier blasts in the area, noting these incidents came two days after the emergency was declared.