At least 33 people, including a teenager, have been injured in a bombing at a nightclub in Peru.
The explosion occurred early Saturday morning at the Dolly nightclub in Trujillo, a province on Peru’s north coast.
The area has recently been affected by violence and crime.
It was not immediately clear who was responsible and the motive was unclear.
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At least five of the injured are in critical condition, said Gerardo Florian Gomez, executive director of the Trujillo Health Network.
Some of those undergoing surgery require treatment for amputations and lacerations.
Among the injured were a 16-year-old and two 17-year-olds, Mr. Gomez said.
Fiorella Mantilla, who was in the nightclub when the blast occurred, told reporters she had glassed in her legs and “sounded like the sound system had suddenly been turned off.”
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A month later another explosion in the same city damaged 25 houses but caused no injuries or deaths.
The La Libertad region is rife with extortion and illegal mining.
The region experienced 286 eruptions in 2025, 136 of which occurred in the city of Trujillo, according to official statistics.
In January 2025, an explosive device was detonated in the prosecutor’s office building in Trujillo.
In August and September, two explosions damaged dozens of homes and injured more than 20 people.
Officials say such incidents are linked to extortion schemes run by organized criminal gangs, including Los Pulpos, whose criminal activities have extended to Chile and other countries in the region.
