Journalist’s home targeted with explosive device in Panama
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on BFMTV
The home of Rolando Rodríguez, deputy editor of Panamanian daily La Prensa, was set on fire by an explosive device thrown at dawn in San Miguelito, near Panama City, with no casualties reported. The journalist was preparing to publish an investigation involving former officials and a major businessman, and President José Raúl Mulino condemned the attack, according to BFMTV.
The home of Rolando Rodríguez, deputy editor of Panamanian daily La Prensa, was set on fire on Saturday after an explosive device was thrown at it in San Miguelito. The journalist was away, while his wife, who was at the property, escaped unharmed, according to La Prensa.
The attack took place at dawn when a person who got out of a taxi allegedly threw the device, causing an explosion followed by a fire that engulfed the house and vehicles parked outside. Rolando Rodríguez is preparing an investigation implicating former government officials and a major state contractor, according to La Prensa.
Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino condemned the attack and said the National Police were investigating. The Inter American Press Association also described the incident as a “brutal attack”.
La Prensa published images showing the home engulfed in flames after the explosion. The head of state said Panama would not accept such acts.
