Eight Injured As Bomb Hurled Into Bar

This is the horrific moment a live grenade is thrown into a crowded bar before going off with a terrifying blast that left eight people injured.

A man throws a grenade into a pool bar in Pedro Maria Urena, Venezuela, May 7, 2023. Venezuelan authorities said no one was killed, but eight were injured and taken to nearby hospitals. (CEN)

Shocking footage of the attack shows the bloody carnage after the grenade exploded against the bar while customers and staff were chatting.

One man – who was right beside the grenade when it detonated – is seen in the CCTV footage dragging himself out of the building in the town of Pedro Maria Urena, in the Tachira region of Venezuela.

As he winces in agony on the pavement blood is seen pouring from a wound on his right hand.

The attack began with a man in a white baseball cap walking along the street near the pool bar.

As he nears the door, he can be seen casually tossing the grenade inside before sprinting away.

Bar CCTV picks up the grenade rolling into the room and coming to a halt at the bar where a barmaid is talking to customers.

One patron – who had been playing pool – apparently sees the device at the last moment and flees moments before it explodes.

As the grenade goes off one man falls to the ground, with ceiling lights falling on the bar counter as smoke from the blast fills the room.

A man throws a grenade into a pool bar in Pedro Maria Urena, Venezuela, May 7, 2023. Venezuelan authorities said no one was killed, but eight were injured and taken to nearby hospitals. (CEN)

The blast happened on 7th May, but the images have only come to light in the last few days, according to local media.

As the smoke begins to clear, patrons can be seen staggering and running from the bar.

One man in a salmon pink shirt can be seen leaving the carnage while clutching his left side, apparently injured.

Others can be seen scrambling to call the emergency services, while others head inside to help the trapped and injured.

Venezuelan officials said that the attack carried the hallmarks of an armed guerrilla attack.

Netizens speculated that the bar owner might have stopped paying protection money to a local crime gang.

The police investigation is ongoing.