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Neighbors of a Mixco sector alerted Conred on a rumble and alleged rumbles in the early morning, but would have originated from a controlled detonation of an explosive artifact.
Neighbors of a Mixco sector reported Conred on a strong rumble and alleged rumbles during the early hours of May 22. (Free Press Photo: Conred)
This May 22 the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (Conred) detailed what happened in a Mixco sector where Neighbors alerted about a strong rumble and alleged rumbles during the early morning.
According to Conred report, what happened was in the South Boulevard of San Cristóbal City, satellite city and saturnso the institution’s staff mobilized to talk to those affected.
Upon arriving at the place, the Conred indicated that one of the neighbors told them to approach a National Civil Police station located in San Cristóbal, since they had more information than what happened.
The PNC told the Conred that the rumble came from an explosive artifactwhich was triggered in a controlled way in a ravine located in the El Campanero neighborhood, in Mixco. This happened at 4.30 in the morning.
The police added that the explosive artifact had been launched by unknown persons on the 5th Avenue of Zone 8 of Mixco, but that did not detonate and remained on the asphalt tape.
Conred returned to the sector to obtain the statements of the neighbors, and indicated that they did hear a strong rumble, But they did not feel any seismic movement in their homes.
“There were no more findings, so it is considered that the rumble than The neighbors listened was precisely the detonation of the artifact“The Conred report ends.
