Two dead, 14 people missing after Bolivia army base blasts

VIACHA, (Bolivia): At least 14 people are missing after two explosions at a military base in Bolivia that left two dead and more than 80 injured, the base commander said Saturday. The blasts occurred Friday afternoon at a base in the town of Viacha, 30 kilometers southwest of La Paz.

“Fourteen uniformed personnel who were in the area affected by the two explosions at the Viacha military base have not yet been located,” base commander, Colonel Antonio Amaru, said in a statement, adding that search-and-rescue efforts were continuing. Initially, the government said seven were missing.