At least five people have been injured in an explosion at a bus stop in Santiago, the capital of Chile. An eco-terrorist group has claimed responsibility.
The explosion took place shortly before noon local time on Friday, as one of the people touched a bag that was left at the bus stop on Avenida Vicuña Mackenna, according to police. It is one of the city’s main thoroughfares.
Interior Minister Andrés Chadwick is visiting the injured at the hospital. Santiago mayor Evelyn Matthei told the local media there was “intention to cause harm.”
One of the injured is in serious condition, local media reported.
Individualists Tending to the Wild (Individualistas Tendiendo a lo Salvaje - ITS), an eco-terrorist group, claimed responsibility for the attack on a website, according to the newspaper La Tercera.
Prosecutor Claudia Cañas, who is leading the investigation, could not confirm the group’s claim, but said “all the leads are being investigated.”
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Terrorism suspected as 5 injured in bus stop explosion in Santiago, Chile
Terrorism suspected as 5 injured in bus stop explosion in Santiago, Chile