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CARACAS, July 8 (Xinhua) -- At least two people were killed and 25 others injured on Friday, after assailants lobbed two grenades at a regional police headquarters in west Venezuela.
The attack, which killed one policeman and one of the attackers, targeted the Police Coordination Center in Guanare, capital of the state of Portuguesa, at around 7:30 a.m. local time when some 60 officers were reporting for duty.
Govornor Reinaldo Castaneda called the attack "an act of terrorism" by "two men aboard a motorcycle that launched two grenades against these officers."
The police have identified the two men, one of whom was killed in an exchange of gunfire with security forces, and the other was detained, the governor told reporters.
The officer killed was identified as Elvis Jose Medina Santiago, who died of his injuries in hospital, according to news website Ultimas Noticias.
"There is no need for alarm in Guanare ... the city is calm," the governor posted via Twitter.
Of the 25 officers wounded, three required emergency surgery. Enditem
