The fiery explosion of a homemade bomb killed a man in downtown Santiago on Thursday, officials said, adding to a string of blasts in Chile's capital, according to Reuters.
Prosecutor Claudio Orellana initially said the man was handling the bomb when it exploded about 1 a.m., but he later opened the possibility that the man was a bystander, Reuters reported.
Witnesses posted online photos of the man in flames before he was taken to an emergency clinic where he died, according to Reuters.
Doctors at the clinic said the man, identified as Sergio Guillermo Landskron Silva, had grave injuries as well as burns, Reuters reported. The coroner's office said he was 29.
The dead man's brother, Bastian Landskron, expressed doubts that his sibling was involved in planting a bomb, saying he was a drug addict who didn't live with the family and had no friends, according to Reuters.
Interior Minister Rodrigo Penailillo said the design of latest bomb appeared to differ with what was used in the subway blast.
Prison records show Sergio Landskron had completed a five-year sentence for theft and been free since June, Reuters reported.
Officials say anarchist cells have planted some 200 bombs around Santiago over the past decade, including 30 so far this year, according to Reuters. The only other fatality was also a man believed to be planting an explosive.
President Michelle Bachelet on Thursday described the bombings as "terrorist acts, but isolated," Reuters reported.
The explosion came two days after three alleged anarchists appeared in court and were ordered held on suspicion of planting at least four bombs, including one that injured 14 people at a shopping plaza near a subway station this month, according to the AP.
