The Efraín Plaza Olmedo Dynamite Band (Spanish: Banda Dinamitera Efraín Plaza Olmedo, BDEPO), also known as the Dynamite Gang (Spanish: Pandilla Dinamitera), was an urban guerrilla group active in Santiago, and known for its attacks against banks and the Hotel Marriott Santiago de Chile.[1][2] The group named themselves after Efraín Plaza Olmedo, a Chilean anarchist responsible for a shooting that on July 14, 1912, fired at a crowd in the heart of Santiago, killing 2 young men from the wealthy class. He justified his attack as "a way to attract the attention of the people for their misery and the egotism of the bourgeoisie." He was sentenced to 40 years in prison. He was released in 1925, but was found dead days later without knowing if it was a suicide or if he was murdered.[3]
Efraín Plaza Olmedo Dynamite Band
Banda Dinamitera Efraín Plaza Olmedo
Photograph of Efraín Plaza Olmedo being arrested, the group took inspiration from his actions and his ideas
The Efraín Plaza Olmedo Dynamite Band was one of several anarchist cells that were created in the late 2000s, where they commonly attacked their targets with fire extinguishers filled with gunpowder or any medium-power explosive. About two-thirds of the bombs detonated, with the rest defused.[4] Targets included banks (about a third of the bombs), police stations, army barracks, churches, embassies, the headquarters of political parties, company offices, courts and government buildings. The bombs were mainly detonated at night, and there were seldom injuries among passers-by, none of them seriously. The only fatality was a young anarchist, Mauricio Morales, who died on May 22, 2009, from a bomb he was carrying.[5][6][7]
In 2011, another anarchist, Luciano Pitronello, was seriously injured by a bomb he was planting.[8][9] Around 80 different groups claimed responsibility for the attacks. Authorities did not know if they were dealing with a group that continually changes its name or with many separate cells. Some groups named themselves as former anarchists around the world, including Leon Czolgosz, (who assassinated US President William McKinley in 1901), and Jean-Marc Rouillan, leader of the Direct Action group. "The friends of gunpowder" were also registered.[10][11]
Attacksedit
In the early morning of November 3, 2009, an improvised explosive detonated in front of the Hotel Marriott Santiago de Chile, in the Las Condes district, causing material damage and a slightly injured guard. The authorities mentioned that the bomb was manufactured in a "professional" way, in addition to the fact that the attack was carried out in one of the richest districts of Santiago.[12][13][14][15] The group claimed responsibility for the attack, justifying its disagreement with neoliberalism and social inequality in Chile and calling the owners of the hotel chain "defenders and administrators of this order of hunger and slavery."[16][17][18]
On November 22 of the same year, an explosion was recorded in front of the BBVA bank branch, located on Cuarto Centenario avenue in front of the Rotonda Atenas, in the Las Condes district, leaving only material damage.[19] Surgical gloves were left at the scene, presumably by whoever planted the bomb in one of its bathrooms. The Carabineros Laboratory (Labocar) found the gloves with beads of sweat and after comparing the DNA with other detainees, they found no match.[20][21][22]
On January 15, 2010, an explosive device detonated inside a Falabella store located in the Plaza de Armas, leaving material damage and three people slightly injured (including a minor). No group claimed responsibility for the attack.[23][24][25] A month later the group released a statement criticizing the attack, mentioning that it was rendered "unclear and unintelligible" since they claim that it affected civilians and that they were not the main target of the libertarian movement, pointing more to "centers of power" and government buildings.[26][27] The group also showed solidarity with the arrest of anarchist militants during August 2010 and the arrest of Luciano Pitronello and five other militants.[28][29]
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^. NTR Zacatecas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
^"Efraín Plaza Olmedo: Catarsis sangrienta del redentor anarquista". Hispanic.LA (in Spanish). 14 February 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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^"Anarquista murió tras explosión de bomba que llevaba en su espalda". El Austral- Diario de la Araucania (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2020.
^"Nuevo bombazo con un muerto agrava la inquietud por posible brote terrorista". El Economista (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2020.
^"Día del Joven Combatiente: los crímenes que marcaron el 29 de marzo de 1985 « Diario y Radio U Chile" (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
^Long, Gideon (20 August 2014). "Chileans baffled by persistent bomb attack". BBC News. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
^. Latin American Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^""Efraín Plaza" se adjudicó ¡pum! en Hotel Marriott". La Cuarta (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^"Atentados con artefactos explosivos en Santiago desde 2006 a 2019" (PDF). Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^"Exclusivo: Banda Dinamitera Efraín Plaza Olmedo se atribuye atentado de ayer en Hotel Marriot". Bio Bio Chile (in Spanish). 4 November 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
^"Se adjudican bombazo". El Austral/Diario de La Araucania (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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^"Un artefacto explota en un banco de Santiago sin causar daños personales". Público (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^. Extra Noticias (in Spanish). 22 November 2009. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^"Bombazo afecta a banco BBVA y causa conmoción en Las Condes". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^"Un artefacto explota en un banco de Santiago sin causar daños personales". Diario El Economista (in Spanish). 22 November 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^"Artefacto explosivo detonó en tienda Falabella". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2020.
^. El Mostrador (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
^"Bombazo en céntrica tienda comercial marca cambio en el patrón de ataques explosivos". La Tercera (in Spanish). 16 January 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
^"Anarquistas "critican" bombazo en multitienda de plaza de Armas". La Tercera (in Spanish). 6 February 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^"A PROPÓSITO DEL BOMBAZO CONTRA FALABELLA DEL PASEO PUENTE". Cedema (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^"Desde la clandestinidad grupos insurreccionalistas ante el montaje del 14 de Agosto". La Haine/Liberación Total (in Spanish). 27 August 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
^"Comunicado de grupos anarquistas insurreccionalistas en solidaridad con la CCF desde $hile". La Haine/Liberación Total (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2020.
April 11, 2024
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The Efrain Plaza Olmedo Dynamite Band Spanish Banda Dinamitera Efrain Plaza Olmedo BDEPO also known as the Dynamite Gang Spanish Pandilla Dinamitera was an urban guerrilla group active in Santiago and known for its attacks against banks and the Hotel Marriott Santiago de Chile 1 2 The group named themselves after Efrain Plaza Olmedo a Chilean anarchist responsible for a shooting that on July 14 1912 fired at a crowd in the heart of Santiago killing 2 young men from the wealthy class He justified his attack as a way to attract the attention of the people for their misery and the egotism of the bourgeoisie He was sentenced to 40 years in prison He was released in 1925 but was found dead days later without knowing if it was a suicide or if he was murdered 3 Efrain Plaza Olmedo Dynamite BandBanda Dinamitera Efrain Plaza OlmedoPhotograph of Efrain Plaza Olmedo being arrested the group took inspiration from his actions and his ideasDates of operationNovember 4 2009 2009 11 04 2013 2013 Country ChileActive regionsSantiago Metropolitan RegionIdeologyAnti authoritarianismAnti statismAnti capitalismInsurrectionary anarchismAnarchism without adjectivesAnarcho communismIllegalismStatusInactiveAlliesSeverino di Giovanni Antipatriot Band Iconoclastic Caravans for Free Will Leon Czolgosz Autonomous and Destructive Forces Other anarchist cellsOpponentsGovernment of Chile Carabineros de Chile Investigations Police of Chile Contents 1 History 1 1 Attacks 2 See also 3 ReferencesHistory editThe Efrain Plaza Olmedo Dynamite Band was one of several anarchist cells that were created in the late 2000s where they commonly attacked their targets with fire extinguishers filled with gunpowder or any medium power explosive About two thirds of the bombs detonated with the rest defused 4 Targets included banks about a third of the bombs police stations army barracks churches embassies the headquarters of political parties company offices courts and government buildings The bombs were mainly detonated at night and there were seldom injuries among passers by none of them seriously The only fatality was a young anarchist Mauricio Morales who died on May 22 2009 from a bomb he was carrying 5 6 7 In 2011 another anarchist Luciano Pitronello was seriously injured by a bomb he was planting 8 9 Around 80 different groups claimed responsibility for the attacks Authorities did not know if they were dealing with a group that continually changes its name or with many separate cells Some groups named themselves as former anarchists around the world including Leon Czolgosz who assassinated US President William McKinley in 1901 and Jean Marc Rouillan leader of the Direct Action group The friends of gunpowder were also registered 10 11 Attacks edit In the early morning of November 3 2009 an improvised explosive detonated in front of the Hotel Marriott Santiago de Chile in the Las Condes district causing material damage and a slightly injured guard The authorities mentioned that the bomb was manufactured in a professional way in addition to the fact that the attack was carried out in one of the richest districts of Santiago 12 13 14 15 The group claimed responsibility for the attack justifying its disagreement with neoliberalism and social inequality in Chile and calling the owners of the hotel chain defenders and administrators of this order of hunger and slavery 16 17 18 On November 22 of the same year an explosion was recorded in front of the BBVA bank branch located on Cuarto Centenario avenue in front of the Rotonda Atenas in the Las Condes district leaving only material damage 19 Surgical gloves were left at the scene presumably by whoever planted the bomb in one of its bathrooms The Carabineros Laboratory Labocar found the gloves with beads of sweat and after comparing the DNA with other detainees they found no match 20 21 22 On January 15 2010 an explosive device detonated inside a Falabella store located in the Plaza de Armas leaving material damage and three people slightly injured including a minor No group claimed responsibility for the attack 23 24 25 A month later the group released a statement criticizing the attack mentioning that it was rendered unclear and unintelligible since they claim that it affected civilians and that they were not the main target of the libertarian movement pointing more to centers of power and government buildings 26 27 The group also showed solidarity with the arrest of anarchist militants during August 2010 and the arrest of Luciano Pitronello and five other militants 28 29 See also editAntagonic Nuclei of the New Urban Guerrilla Severino di Giovanni Antipatriot Band Manuel Rodriguez Patriotic Front Terrorism in ChileReferences edit Banda Dinamitera Efrain Plaza Olmedo BDEPO TRAC Tracking Terrorism in Spanish Retrieved 31 October 2020 Amenaza desconocido grupo chileno con nuevos bombazos NTR Zacatecas in Spanish Archived from the original on 10 November 2020 Retrieved 3 November 2020 Efrain Plaza Olmedo Catarsis sangrienta del redentor anarquista Hispanic LA in Spanish 14 February 2019 Retrieved 31 October 2020 LOS ANTECEDENTES INEDITOS DE LAS INVESTIGACIONES POR LOS ATAQUES CON BOMBA PDF Sigweb Division de Seguridad Privada in Spanish Retrieved 2 November 2020 Quien esta tras el atentado en Chile Deutsch Well en Espanol in Spanish Retrieved 31 October 2020 Anarquista murio tras explosion de bomba que llevaba en su espalda El Austral Diario de la Araucania in Spanish Retrieved 7 September 2020 Nuevo bombazo con un muerto agrava la inquietud por posible brote terrorista El Economista in Spanish Retrieved 7 September 2020 Dia del Joven Combatiente los crimenes que marcaron el 29 de marzo de 1985 Diario y Radio U Chile in Spanish Retrieved 29 March 2020 Long Gideon 20 August 2014 Chileans baffled by persistent bomb attack BBC News Retrieved 24 January 2021 Skidmore Thomas 2004 Modern Latin America Oxford University Press p 134 Chile Shaken by Worst Attack in 30 Years Latin American Herald Tribune Archived from the original on 7 November 2020 Retrieved 8 July 2020 Efrain Plaza se adjudico pum en Hotel Marriott La Cuarta in Spanish Retrieved 2 November 2020 Atentados con artefactos explosivos en Santiago desde 2006 a 2019 PDF Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile in Spanish Retrieved 2 November 2020 Exclusivo Banda Dinamitera Efrain Plaza Olmedo se atribuye atentado de ayer en Hotel Marriot Bio Bio Chile in Spanish 4 November 2009 Retrieved 31 January 2020 Se adjudican bombazo El Austral Diario de La Araucania in Spanish Retrieved 31 October 2020 Grupo anarquista se adjudico bomba detonada ayer cerca del hotel Marriott Emol com in Spanish Retrieved 31 October 2020 Reivindicacion de explosion en el Hotel Marriot Cedema in Spanish Retrieved 31 October 2020 Un grupo anarquista se atribuye la bomba contra un banco en Santiago de Chile Panama America in Spanish 4 November 2009 Retrieved 31 October 2020 Un artefacto explota en un banco de Santiago sin causar danos personales Publico in Spanish Retrieved 2 November 2020 Bomba explota en banco de Rotonda Atenas en Las Condes Extra Noticias in Spanish 22 November 2009 Archived from the original on 29 January 2021 Retrieved 2 November 2020 Bombazo afecta a banco BBVA y causa conmocion en Las Condes Emol in Spanish Retrieved 2 November 2020 Un artefacto explota en un banco de Santiago sin causar danos personales Diario El Economista in Spanish 22 November 2009 Retrieved 2 November 2020 Artefacto explosivo detono en tienda Falabella Cooperativa cl in Spanish Retrieved 3 November 2020 Gobierno descarta que explosion en Falabella tenga vinculo con segunda vuelta El Mostrador in Spanish Archived from the original on 29 January 2021 Retrieved 3 November 2020 Bombazo en centrica tienda comercial marca cambio en el patron de ataques explosivos La Tercera in Spanish 16 January 2010 Retrieved 3 November 2020 Anarquistas critican bombazo en multitienda de plaza de Armas La Tercera in Spanish 6 February 2010 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