A group of malcontents allegedly conspired to commit a terrorist act that would have taken down two bridges in the Caribbean province of Limon in Costa Rica. Such was the statement made on a news report published by daily tabloid Diario Extra in late April 2015.

According to Diario Extra, two employees from Lemon Stone, one of the companies subcontracted by APM Terminals to help develop a massive docking facility in Costa Rica, noticed something strange on two Bailey bridges being used to transport construction materials to Moin, the site of the future maritime terminal. Foremen descended to take a closer look at the metal structure of the bridges, which appeared to have been sabotaged with oxyacetylene torches.

Fortunately, it seems that the alleged saboteurs either ran out of acetylene or were concerned about getting caught before completing their nefarious objective. Lemon Stone employees are now engaged in repairing the damage.

Lemon Stone spokesman Eliecer Vargas explained:

“We learned that saboteurs attempted to weaken the bases of the bridges that our truck drivers are crossing daily with raw materials needed to build the breakwater and bulwark structures on the port. We don’t know who is behind this, but we are treating it as terrorism.”

Apparently, Mr. Vargas is aware of organized groups that are unhappy with the government of Costa Rica and its decision to award the long-term management contract to APM Terminals, a Dutch firm. The Moin project, which is worth millions of dollars, was the catalyst for violent strikes and protests in Limon last year:

“We know about anti-government groups formulating plans to boycott this project. They have even burned our equipment in other occasions. This is not the first time they plot against us; we are merely subcontractors.”

The highway and the temporary Bailey bridges were recently inaugurated by President Luis Guillermo Solis. At this moment, officers from Fuerza Publica (the national police force of Costa Rica) and from the National Coast Guard Service are guarding the Moin River and assisting investigators.