--- description: A bombing outside an underground train station in the Chilean capital of Santiago on Monday afternoon is believed to be "a terrorist" act title: Bomb Blast Wounds at Least 10 in Santiago, Chile image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3732796c5da61042/6986a26d13c79f2cbd193c4f/rtr45fdj.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Chile](/tag/chile/) ## Chile Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Suspected Anarchist Bombing Wounds at Least 10 People in Santiago by [Elizabeth Barber](/author/elizabeth-barber/) ## Elizabeth Barber Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 9, 2014 3:33 AM CUT  A police officer talks on his cell phone at the area where a bomb exploded in Santiago, Chile, on Sept. 8, 2014 A police officer talks on his cell phone at the area where a bomb exploded in Santiago, Chile, on Sept. 8, 2014Ivan Alvarado—Reuters by [Elizabeth Barber](/author/elizabeth-barber/) ## Elizabeth Barber Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 9, 2014 3:33 AM CUT An [explosion](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/08/us-chile-blast-idUSKBN0H31VG20140908 "undefined") outside an underground train station in the Chilean capital of Santiago on Monday afternoon is a suspected “terrorist” act, say government officials. At least 10 people were wounded in the lunchtime blast that shook a small shopping mall and food court inside Escuela Militar metro station in the affluent Las Condes neighborhood, Reuters reports. None of the injuries were fatal. “This is an act that has all the hallmarks of a terrorist deed,” Álvaro Elizalde, the government’s chief spokesman, told reporters outside La Moneda presidential palace. “There is no doubt.” The blast was the worst yet of at least 29 small-scale bombings and attempted bombings this year in normally peaceful Santiago. Anarchist groups have claimed responsibility for planting many of the devices, not all of which have detonated, and have called for the release of two associates who are imprisoned in Spain. “This is a cowardly act because it has as its objective to hurt people, create fear and even kill innocent people,” said President Michelle Bachelet. “This is horrible, tremendously reprehensible, but Chile is and remains a safe country.” No one has yet claimed responsibility for this latest bombing, but security footage shows two suspects putting an explosive device in a metal container, likely a trash can, Interior Minister Mahmud Aleuy told Reuters. The attack also comes three days before the [41st anniversary](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/09/world/americas/chile-at-least-14-people-injured-in-santiago-bombing.html?ref=world&%5Fr=0 "undefined") of the 1973 coup that ousted socialist President Salvador Allende and began the 17-year dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet. Chilean politics are usually tense around the anniversary, and protests can teeter on violence. Chile returned to democracy in 1990. _Rescue crews search the area surrounding Escuela Militar metro station in Santiago where a bomb exploded on Sept. 8, 2014._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3307017/bomb-blast-wounds-anarchist-10-santiago-chile/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3307017/bomb-blast-wounds-anarchist-10-santiago-chile/"},"headline":"Suspected Anarchist Bombing Wounds at Least 10 People in Santiago","datePublished":"2014-09-09T03:33:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:04:30.722Z","description":"No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but it parallels similar small-scale bombings levied on the city by anarchist groups","url":"https://time.com/3307017/bomb-blast-wounds-anarchist-10-santiago-chile/","keywords":["Chile","Terrorism"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3732796c5da61042/6986a26d13c79f2cbd193c4f/rtr45fdj.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Elizabeth Barber","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/elizabeth-barber/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3732796c5da61042/6986a26d13c79f2cbd193c4f/rtr45fdj.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A police officer talks on his cell phone at the area where a bomb exploded in Santiago","caption":"A police officer talks on his cell phone at the area where a bomb exploded in Santiago","creditText":"Ivan Alvarado—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/chile/","name":"Chile"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3307017/bomb-blast-wounds-anarchist-10-santiago-chile/","name":"Suspected Anarchist Bombing Wounds at Least 10 People in Santiago"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Bomb Explodes Near Santiago Subway","description":"A bomb exploded near a subway statin in Santiago, Chile Monday, injuring eight people.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/1blkRg7V/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-09-09T02:19:43.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/1blkRg7V.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3307017/bomb-blast-wounds-anarchist-10-santiago-chile/","duration":"PT36S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3307017/bomb-blast-wounds-anarchist-10-santiago-chile/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```