La Paz (EFE).- Following the discovery of a soldier’s body in the rubble in the last few hours, the death toll from the two explosions that occurred Friday at a military barracks in Bolivia rose to eight, while six people remain unaccounted for, the Ministry of Defense reported Monday.
In a press release, the ministry stated that rescue workers found an ID with the last name «Ignacio» on the deceased’s uniform, leading them to assume it belongs to Álex Ignacio Mamani, a soldier and member of the Second Echelon of the Viacha Military Garrison Center.
“The remains were recovered by the Bolivian Police and transported to the morgue, where they will undergo the appropriate identification procedure by his family members,” the press release stated.
Hours before the discovery, Sergeant Freddy Mauro Quisbert Vega, an instructor at the Military Equipment Maintenance Center, was found dead beneath the rubble.
As of Friday, two explosions occurred at the General Maintenance Center of the RAM-2 “Bolívar” Mechanized Artillery Regiment in Viacha, a municipality located on the Altiplano about 35 kilometers (21 miles) from La Paz. The causes of the explosions are still under investigation.
